EMS Training and Education
Props and tricks can add creativity into your next airway management adventure during simulation or on the job
Creating an effective tabletop training exercise for pre-planning MCI response
Following the Trump assassination attempt, first responders are fired or suspended for their social media comments
Win the airway with prehospital video laryngoscopy for first attempt intubation
Our co-hosts look at a paramedic’s recording during a heroin overdose call that went viral earlier this month
Reckless behaviors warrant careful investigation and potentially lead to remediation or termination of employment
An officer said he was fed answers during the CPR academy test; after accidentally shooting a man, two officers were unable to perform CPR on him
The interactive kiosks have video instruction and a rubber mannequin for travelers to practice on; the mannequins provide feedback about chest compressions
The ambulance will be used as a mobile classroom to give students hands-on training
Southwest Texas EMS agencies adopt a “time out” for transferring EMS patients to nurses and physicians
Salt Lake City Fire Department investigation finds no difference in the interruption to compressions between video and direct laryngoscopy
An ‘Eagleholic’ learns and shares the latest on resuscitation guidelines, stroke management, community paramedicine, dispatch, quality and patient safety from 2016 Gathering of Eagles
EMS medical directors discuss integrated health care programs to serve frequent 911 callers at Gathering of Eagles
Hemorrhage control guidelines direct paramedics to use hemostatic gauze but medics are often not formally trained in wound packing
The simulator looks like a real ambulance with flashing emergency lights and standard equipment; students practice procedures on lifelike mannequins
Use these documentation and handoff tips to communicate important patient information to ED and ICU staff unfamiliar with capnography
Training, including pediatric-specific training, reduced self-reported medication errors in a major fire-based EMS system
EMS medical directors discuss innovations and improvements in stroke patient, triage care at Gathering of Eagles
The program teaches teens basic EMS skills in an attempt to increase diversity in local EMS departments
EMS medical directors discuss pediatric and pregnant patient resuscitation, the use of active compression devices and head-elevated CPR at Gathering of Eagles
The bag valve mask obscured the victim’s face while his firefighter son performed CPR
Firefighters from across the country call for changing the protocol that prohibits certified medical first responders from using epinephrine
Certifications are an important way to make sure individuals have the appropriate knowledge and skills to continue working in the field
Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant behavioral emergency and the importance of rapid patient sedation
Realistic training, dedication to management and monitoring, the ability to troubleshoot and competently use available tools are critical to all EMS providers
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
To move out of crisis mode and on from dire consultant studies, volunteer EMS needs less analysis and more action
Knowing when to use these management tools to identify and reduce at-risk work behaviors is critical to being a successful EMS leader
When teaching new EMS skills or reviewing old ones, take advantage of the chance to put them in context and reinforce good clinical decision-making
