EMS Training and Education
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
This advanced life support framework can help improve your trauma care
Identifying significant GI problems and providing initial care may help improve the chances of recovery for patients who experience true GI emergencies
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SWAT team medics provide fast medical care for any officer who is wounded or injured and treat injured civilians
Tactical medic team members have undergone firearms training, and are permitted to carry personal weapons if they respond to a potentially dangerous situation
The drill allowed first responders to prepare for situations that may require surgery or amputation on the scene
The summit focuses on the safety of EMS professionals and the risks and dangers they face
High fidelity mannequins lay scattered in the grass behind the armory representing dying and desperate victims requiring EMTs’ help
Our co-hosts discuss the Dallas shooting and how first responders can better plan for future incidents
Both were taken to area trauma centers and suffered moderate injuries after falling 50 and 75 feet
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
Good samaritans discover couple who had overdosed at the wheel and called for EMS
Catching Pokemon at fire stations poses a threat to fire and EMS crews as well as the public
Pittsburgh EMS has begun to consider sending in medics right behind police, before a scene is deemed safe
Firefighter Tim McClanahan, 46, was cared for by the flight paramedic after he fell during a training exercise
Understand the advantages and challenges of community-created content and where to find it to improve your clinical practice and system operations
The game sends players to real-world locations to capture virtual creatures
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
The viral “augmented reality” app layers gameplay onto the physical world and players — eyes glued to their smartphone screens — in search of digital monsters are wiping out in a variety of ways
How would you treat a baseball umpire’s significant head laceration as players, fans and television viewers watch your every move?
Twin Township EMS releases video of car crashing into an ambulance and the patient care compartment disintegrating
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
Here are the five EMS documentation mistakes that deny patients coverage they deserve and EMS agencies fair compensation for their services
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders can ensure pediatric patients receive the correct care with right preparation, equipment and training
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
Immersion in cynicism takes a toll on the mind, body and spirit and those who sense their values slipping to often get off the ambulance and onto a fire company
EMS1 readers share their non-clinical interests, subjects for further study and their biggest job-related concerns
Soldiers from the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade learn to ‘tourni-quet up’ and other combat live-saving techniques
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