EMS Training and Education
Find out if you are on the road to a successful EMS career or on a short trip to burnout
Avoid these mistakes to onboard EMTs who will thrive in EMS, and give their all to your agency
Any EMS provider can improve their patient care and assessment by thinking like a remote-area medic
A policy on employee personal use of company disposable supplies is an important initial step to theft prevention
Currently available drone technology has the ability to revolutionize situational awareness and improve responder safety
The training course on managing personal and patient emotional trauma is being field-tested for launch in early 2016
EMS responded to a sports complex for a report of a syncope; did responders correctly assess and treat the 22 year-old male patient?
You are asked to respond to the football practice field of a local college
The video aims to entertain and promote early sepsis recognition and management
The Kentucky ambulance service will train and hire 100 EMTs in an effort to put unemployed coal miners and veterans back in the workforce
The injuries from blunt or penetrating chest trauma can cause life-threatening disruption to perfusion, ventilation or both
The paramedics acted quickly to stop the bleeding and get the officer, who was shot in the arms and legs, into an operating room
The first 50 volunteers from United Rescue just graduated from the program, inspired by the United Hatzalah of Israel model
The family of Rebecca “Becky” Ann Scott, 28, created a scholarship fund for those entering paramedic and EMT programs
Maryland medics and firefighters will be able to earn up to 40 college credits based on the training that they’ve received in the department
Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications
Horse-drawn carriages were the first ambulances
The ambulance is part of a broader effort to start an EMS system in San Pedro
Co-hosts Chris and Kelly discuss the week’s news, including that of a man calling an Uber after getting shot
Our favorite books of the year written by medics; great gifts for everyone on your list
The national membership organizations will collaborate to increase awareness about quality and value of NAEMT continuing education courses
Fluid dynamics principles used to calculate and model highly realistic anatomy and bleeding from a shrapnel wound
The bus was transporting college students to three Virginia campuses
Ed Gilbertson tells his personal and professional journey from EMT to medic to nurse to director of the MEMS community paramedic program
Use this information to engage your field providers about how capnography improves patient care and outcomes
The field training officer is responsible for ensuring new paramedics achieve competency with capnography use and interpretation
Sharing your grant success will further your standing in the community and boost your chances of more funding
The 2015 ECC and CPR guidelines provide an evidence-based foundation for requesting grants to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival