EMS Training and Education
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EMS Training and Education Resources
Resiliency training and a CISM program laid a foundation for the Richmond Ambulance Authority to support its providers’ mental health
There’s no denying that EMS takes a toll on provider health; this 30-day challenge can help you get your life back
Practical, authentic ways to show gratitude and strengthen community ties with the people who respond first when it matters most
CPR training can prepare anyone to render lifesaving care
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
Four distinct events must occur in order for an anaphylactic reaction to manifest
A complete patient assessment and consideration of multiple causes will help make sure the patient’s altered mental status is correctly assessed
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn and discuss best practices for preparing for and surviving a sentinel EMS news event
Capnography is a tool to monitor ventilation and perfusion in ill and injured patients
How much do you know about some of the relevant and irrelevant medical conditions patients are prone to disclose?
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn how CAD and ePCR data, not naloxone, might be EMS’s greatest contribution to resolving opioid overdose epidemic
Leaders at Pinnacle conference used the “Wizard of Oz” to discuss greater challenges EMS personnel face
You were asked to assess and treat a 44-year-old woman who has been feeling weak and lethargic; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a bank for a woman who is weak and lethargic.
178 graduated EMTs and paramedics spent the last year learning FDNY operations and procedures
EMS leaders at Pinnacle Conference were briefed on Dallas Fire-Rescue and hospital response to the shootings
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference head specific recommendations to improve prehospital care from the Promoting Innovation in EMS project co-leader
Patient safety methods and lessons learned need to be applied to the evolving subspecialty of community paramedicine
Paramedic chiefs need to assign training that is current, relevant and accurate
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn how appreciative inquiry identifies and improves the positive attributes that exist within themselves and their teams
Here’s how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortality
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the United States and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
Pilots of the company’s helicopters, which fly with a registered nurse and a paramedic aboard, aim to land as close as possible to any patient in need of transportation to a hospital or trauma center
Despite what movies show, common pens are not viable tools for tracheostomy
EMT skills we wish would make a comeback (or not)
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
