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
Becoming a paramedic starts in the classroom
Follow these tips to ensure success, enjoy the experience, and leave school with a diploma and a smile
Nobody is born with the ability to respond to 911 calls, but these perspectives can help anyone in EMS provide better care and appreciate the ride
This is the second time firefighter-paramedic Austin Bleiweiss has helped save someone’s life while on a plane
Among this month’s clips were 12-lead ECG interpretation tips and a demonstration on how to assist with childbirth
John “Darrell” Hamilton, 58, died almost two years ago after collapsing down stairs with chest pains; his family claims that crews “left him for dead”
MDA’s LifeGuardian program is based on a societal tradition of volunteerism which transcends religion and ethnic divides
Israel EMS organization United Hatzalah is now administering shock and psychological trauma treatment and prevention for victims of terror at scenes of attacks
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located
It’s time that we all get real and accept the uncomfortable truth that scene safety is and always has been a myth
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
The goal of EMS quality improvement should be the efficient correction of inappropriate practices and behaviors, not exacting vengeance
They’ve developed drug therapy that treats shock and acts like a pharmacological tourniquet by reducing internal blood loss by up to 60 percent
An ultrasound machine, while not an exact replacement, gives the soldiers something similar to a CT scan or X-ray machine
The dispatcher said he thought he was talking to an adult because the 16-year-old was not frantic or panicking
Follow these rules to help your EMS agency or fire department take the next step in success with grant applications
Our co-hosts discuss the importance of regional and state EMS conferences and why they tend to be an underutilized source of education
The rationale for firefighters being equipped with the medication was a spike in overdose drug deaths
Tiffany Samuels received the award for her leadership in clinical excellence and exceptional training for new EMS field personnel
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
