EMS Training and Education
A review of shock stages, signs and symptoms and treatments for the EMT or paramedic student
Despite a lack of evidence, applying a splint effectively has been and will likely continue to be a mainstay of EMS practice
Application of an EtCO2 sampling device and waveform monitoring, especially during bag-valve mask ventilation, is well within the capability of EMTs
Remove obstacles, follow through and invite people to become part of a caring and dedicated community organization
The EMT was thrown out of the ambulance when the EMS provider who was driving fell asleep at the wheel
The scholarship’s goal is to create a more diverse workforce and it covers costs to achieve EMT or CNA certification
The campaign aims to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
There are three things every EMS provider needs to focus on to get the job done confidently and competently
Educators need to provide realistic simulation training to ensure pediatric patient clinical competence
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the week’s news, form the Oregon mass shooting to CVS selling Narcan
A smartphone video captures a 71-year-old man enter a river to assist a man collapsed on a rock and partially submerged
Volunteer ambulance companies have struggled as training costs and requirements have risen
1 person may have been critically injured by the collapse caused by a box truck that hit a canopy support
Increasing training requirements and shrinking pool of volunteers are impacting recruitment and retention of rural EMS personnel
Some areas of NJ are already experiencing street flooding and challenging travel from heavy rainfall
The lone wolf shooter is our biggest threat, but we need to assess and treat patients just as we would on every other shift
Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during Oregon college campus shooting highlights how it’s done
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
As opioid overdoses rise, more people without medical training will be able to use the drug without a prescription
The program will focus on treating chronic medical conditions and assist patients before they need to call 911
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about difficult partners and how to deal with them
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the week’s news and give advice on how to deal with difficult partners
Providers prepare to treat illnesses that they may not recognize, like typhoid and yellow fever
The only effective treatment for anaphylaxis is epinephrine, which should be given early and repeated as needed
Testing and credentialing process for supervising EMS officer to begin by the fall of 2016
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss this week’s news, including the hit-and-run killing of FF/EMT Dennis Rodeman
