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
Use the ePCR to showcase your skills, knowledge and professionalism
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
Knowing the fundamentals of ICS can also help you address clinical and operational issues
Each author explores the other side of impassioned debates on naloxone, endotracheal intubation, STEMI alerts, professionalism, and lecture-based education
Here are some current and future benefits of audio or video recording of EMS calls, and legal questions your department should ask before installing cameras
From getting consent to the technological challenges of managing recordings, here’s what EMS managers should consider before installing cameras in ambulances
It has long been my observation that the medics who refuse to allow their EMT partners to do anything on scene are often the medics that could most use the help
Inside EMS co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson break down the elements of giving a good radio report
Books
Prehospital administration of Brilinta to STEMI patients caught me by surprise; this is how I strive to stay in the know as a paramedic
See how your radio skills stack up to the mock reports given by Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson
The Hunterdon Medical Center’s Mobile Intensive Care Unit receives approval to add Brilinta to its STEMI patient care protocol
You responded to a day care center at a local preschool; did you get the treatment steps right?
You are asked to respond to a daycare center at a local preschool
The Andy Sharp Memorial Scholarship will provide assistance to paramedic students attending Meridian Community College
Paramedic Richard Senneff knew he would eventually be in court as soon as he recognized his cardiac arrest patient was the ‘King of Pop’
Capnography is a tool to monitor ventilation and perfusion in ill and injured patients
The Senate passed a bill requiring all public schools to add CPR instruction to middle or high school curriculum
Roger Williams will begin offering the state’s first bachelor’s degree program in EMS in the fall
Students in Australia discuss a recent mass casualty scenario and the development of a debriefing model for maximum learning after the event
The Bridgeport, Mass. AMR operation trained students in their schools in Mass. and Conn. for the 3rd annual World CPR Challenge
During the 3rd annual World CPR challenge, AMR personnel at 70 locations beat their previous record by more than 5,000 participants
The county EMS service uses situational awareness training and self-defense stances to help providers react to a violent situation
What if we are wrong about the evils of lecture-based education and should be giving EMS students what they want?
