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
Day 1 of the Wisconsin EMS Association conference featured sessions on sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, facial trauma and traumatic amputations
“We can’t plan for everything, but with the right people, policies, training, and supervision in place we can best handle whatever may come our way”
“What happens when the kidneys aren’t getting enough blood? They sound the alarm with renin.”
A study found that those who were 50 and older were 50 percent less likely to be CPR trained. (AP Photo)
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
It’s unfair to our patients to let professional bravado blind us from the need to maintain low-frequency high-criticality skill proficiency
Decisions made in the prehospital setting can significantly improve outcomes for patients with orthopedic trauma
Vaishali Konowitz was born in 2007 at her family’s home, where firefighter-paramedic Christopher Bak helped deliver her
Specially trained paramedics work with mental health patients by identifying problems, intervening and de-escalating situations
Understand how capnography identifies respiratory and cardiovascular compromise in restrained patients
These habits have helped hundreds of EMT and paramedic students pass the NREMT cognitive exam on their first attempt
While paramedics normally administer the drug, EMTs, firefighters and police officers are now able to do so
Improvement success comes from making the Model for Improvement a normal, regular System 1 part of the EMS organization
Very basic first aid skills can be enough to save lives and allow an individual to render care while waiting for trained medical personnel to arrive
Teachers were taught how to apply a tourniquet and stop bleeding
Paramedics are trained with all of the weapons used by SWAT; they get a ballistic vest loaded up with medical gear suited for use in combat situations
October’s top five videos were centered around training and educational tips for EMS personnel
The council emphasized proper training of EMTs and EMRs for both medication administration and assessment of the patient
Based upon best practices, a job analysis is completed every five years
Advocate for EMS improvement starting with your agency because a rising tide lifts all boats
Understand why dextrose given during prehospital resuscitation from cardiac arrest may actually decrease the chance of survival to hospital discharge
The graduation marked the end of a nine-month training course that included over 600 hours of classroom learning and 600 hours of hands-on experience
Our co-hosts discuss how one program is teaching paramedics how to deal and empathize with dementia patients by using virtual training
A $2.5 million department budget will allow the city to hire on 20 new EMTs and replace 10 ambulances
Your partner seems to be struggling both on and off duty; did you make the right call?
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
Once you experience your aha moment, it’s just the first step towards fulfilling your career ambitions
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
