EMS Training and Education
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EMS Training and Education Resources
Practical, authentic ways to show gratitude and strengthen community ties with the people who respond first when it matters most
5 tips to quickly find a patient’s radial pulse for vital sign assessment
Educating patients at the highest risk for suffering a fatal overdose
We train extensively on blunt trauma and GSWs, but stab wounds also present a real danger for patients
For new EMTs and paramedics there is nothing more important than improving your patient assessment skills; learn and follow these field proven tips
Based at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the GO-TEAM is breaking barriers between prehospital and hospital care
The top videos of December featured clips on when to use a nasopharyngeal airway and prehospital use of ketamine
Here’s a look at what to do when an ice rescue victim cannot be seen from the surface
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Here are five things I learned about becoming an EMT 20 years after I first became an EMT
The drill simulated a massive terror attack on a girl’s high school
Schools are encouraged to use “locally available resources to provide the instruction,” including EMTs, paramedics and firefighters
The program is offered entirely online through the school’s college of graduate and professional studies and allows certified and licensed professionals to advance their careers
The project is also using local paramedics to fill gaps in the treatment of tuberculosis patients
Union officials said the move to respond to non-urgent calls will endanger patients’ lives
On-the-job advice culled from interviewing EMTs and paramedics with more than 30 years of field experience
Adam Walton said victims have 45 minutes to an hour before they lose all ability to help themselves
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
The top events and trends of 2016 will continue to shape and influence the future of EMS in 2017
Ricin, a toxin from the seeds of the castor oil plant, is lethal to humans in even tiny doses
In 2016, Heimlich himself was the hero, saving a woman choking on food at his senior living center
Capnography guided care gives EMS providers the information they need to improve survival for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The APGAR score is considered the standard in newborn evaluation
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Our co-hosts discuss how EMS educators can help in developing the best students possible
Cruz Macias’ colleagues immediately recognized his symptoms and got an ambulance to transport him to a hospital
Centre LifeLink EMS responds to calls involving Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia almost daily
EMS Focus webinar shares data about the risk of injury or illness to EMS practitioners
Although the Ambulance Driver had a year he wants to forget, there are five noteworthy events in EMS propelling us into 2017
Topics will include the possibility of the agency hosting emergency medical responder and technician classes in early 2017 to address the shortage of trained personnel