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
The patient care report needs to clearly and consistently demonstrate that patients received good patient care
We owe it to ourselves and our families to understand and use the PPE designed to protect us from line of duty injury or death
This phrase has an amazing ability to get people in the middle of an angry rant to stop, listen, and reframe their argument
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
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss awareness to prostate cancer
EMS students who understand pathophysiology are more likely to succeed on tests and in the field
The only excuse for a stagnant and repetitive EMS refresher is lack of creativity and work ethic on the part of the instructor
16-hour NAEMT PEPL course uses case discussion and interactive lectures to teach skills important to the exercise of personal, ethical leadership
