EMS Training and Education
Your go-to resource for evidence-based EMS training, continuing education, instructor development and industry innovation. Find expert articles, videos, product reviews and specialized resources to support EMTs, paramedics, medical directors and educators. Stay current on instructor best practices, CEU requirements, virtual training trends, simulation strategies and educational policy affecting prehospital care.
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
Any given shift, right?
If you work long enough in fire and EMS, the day will come when someone spits at you. You must prepare your defensible response in advance
Compression rate, depth and fraction are measures of high-quality CPR
Their mission is preventing suicide and preventing providers from leaving the field due to the trauma they’ve experienced
The duo responded to a simulated accident in which they had to treat, extricate, and transport a patient trapped under heavy debris
Follow this planning process to ensure the benefits of a new EMS software application are fully realized
The program teaches people easy methods to improve a gunshot victim’s odds of survival
Our rush to public shaming might reveal our own fear of occasional shocking indifference towards the people we are entrusted to treat
Two recruits were given instructor only test banks as a study guide for an EMT test and one recruit had taken pictures of test questions
Not billing for EMS patient transport leaves money in the pockets of insurance companies and government programs created to pay for ambulance transport
The German video features scantily clad women changing the words of pop songs to teach CPR
The training exercise will provide mass casualty experience for paramedics
The students secured the accident scene, organized bystanders and began treating a man who had been severely injured in the crash
Use leap year’s extra day to learn, review and share the best practices, books and patient care tips to be a great medic
The forum was designed to educate first responders on how to recognize signs of child abuse
The education program features top educators and authors in a low-cost and easy-to-access venue
The video was made for American Heart Month and shows the proper way to administer hands-only CPR
A review of recent peer-reviewed literature surrounding the efficacy of CPR training programs for EMS providers
Among this month’s clips were best practices for prehospital RSI and how to cannulate the external jugular vein
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
