EMS Training and Education
Put yourself in the patient’s position to gain an understanding of how their fear may complicate your interventions
Use the chronological approach to tell a vivid story about a patient encounter, the care provided and your competence as an EMS provider
To lead and inspire an EMS team, motivation must first come from within
National Public Safety Telecommunicators week honors dispatchers for their response to emergency calls and giving lifesaving assistance
Officials said the department’s lack of a permanent medical director and new operation of private ambulance services is slowing down training exercises
Understand the findings of the amiodarone vs. lidocaine vs. plain saline (ALPS) trial and what those findings mean for EMS providers
A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS
Sex sells, but that doesn’t mean we should use it for bystander CPR training
Paramedic Tim Keirn stopped to help when he saw a person collapsed on the shoulder of a highway
Sharon McIntyre was on her way to a training exercise when she stopped to help a motorcycle cop struck by a hit-and-run driver
The department is testing the program in an effort to improve response times to critical calls
Nicole Carlton, interim commissioner since 2011, implemented a body armor policy for every response and is preparing EMS for the Republican National Convention
Carolyn Rhinehart attended the awards ceremony, marking the first time she met EMT Lucas Sobeck since he used his training to save her life
Maia Szalavitz’s “Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction,” argues for a radical rethinking of addiction with a new emphasis on learning
Waveform capnography can be used to detect respiratory and circulatory compromise from anaphylaxis in children and to guide treatment
Using hospital outcomes to evaluate field performance
Realizing that no matter how skilled my hands or knowledgeable my head, what matters most to my patients is my heart
Paramedic 12-Lead ECG acquisition and interpretation drives decisions for pharmacological interventions and patient transport to PCI-capable centers
The officer is intensive care after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver; Sharon McIntyre was en route to a training class when she stopped to render aid
Officials recommended adding a ninth ambulance to operate during peak hours; they’re also in need of more volunteers
An EMS1 poll explores the value of non-clinical know-how
Will Smith reflects on his prehospital background, emergency medicine career and the future of EMS after receiving the John P. Pryor Street Medicine Society Award
Zika virus has been looming all winter, but local governments can get ahead of the problem as mosquito abatement season begins
The program puts students on fire trucks and ambulances for training before they graduate high school
Our co-hosts discuss the week’s news and the benefits of an online EMS education
Our co-hosts talk about why online self-study is becoming the new evolution in EMS education
The simulation is meant to stress the emergency department at the Naval Hospital to test their responses and prepare for a real life situation
