EMS Training and Education
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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
Bleeding control saves lives — here’s how Stop the Bleed training fits into your emergency response protocol
Inspiring ways to recognize providers’ contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation
This year’s EMS Week theme is “We care. For everyone.” How is your agency honoring your service?
A case study in opioid overdose complications, management strategies and provider safety
Certification standards, research and degree requirements are necessary to support a career pathway for paramedics
Denison Fire Rescue officials announced they will be working with hiring firm, LifeNet Inc., to fill employment gaps in the department
Since 2010, the city and Tri-C have swapped an old ambulance, SCBA packs and old fire hose for tuition credits
Citizens are the force multipliers of public safety, and have the potential to save lives before EMS arrives
Students receiving the scholarships must be enrolled in an emergency program such as EMS, fire, medical or in the health or emergency field
Our co-hosts discuss the logistics of EMS providers earning a college degree, from signing up to classes to earning credit for certification courses
Maplewood first responders teamed up to create the program in response to the escalating mental health crisis
The waiver allows students to go through the EMT program and take the state certification exam at 16-and-a-half years old
The ambulance simulator will give students experience in treating patients in confined spaces as well give them hands-on skills to do clinicals in the field
This non-linear patient assessment flowchart allows priority decision making beyond the basics of OPQRST and SAMPLE
The emergency dispatchers fielding the calls in 2017 had never before experienced such a storm of desperate pleas prompting them to give life-saving, unique instructions
Our co-hosts are joined by Dwayne Forsman, CEO of the Canadian Paramedic Association, and Ginger Locke, hostess of the Medic Mindset Podcast
Kris Kaull relates his most memorable call, and how practice, and a mindset to control what you can allows EMS providers to provide help and calm during the chaos
The movement to educate the larger community about Stop the Bleed is very similar to efforts to teach CPR
Our co-hosts sit down with Education Manager Gina Carbino, who shares her teaching expertise and the secret to getting information to stick
Policies, training and practice changes resulted in faster response time, penalty savings and improved morale across EMTs, paramedics and EMS leadership
Springville Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Jared Echols died while participating in an off-site training exercise
This will be a complex, coordinated event that will include multiple first responders, community partners, county, and state agencies in addition to the participating school districts
Learn how to assess, monitor and manage pediatric asthma emergencies, as well as underlying pathophysiologic changes
Scott County officials approved releasing $3,000 in funds at the start of the program and an additional $1,000 if the EMT signs up with Scott county
Nearly 23,000 people in Maryland have been certified to dispense naloxone and reported administering it more than 600 times since a 2013 law expanded access beyond medical professionals, according to health officials
Act 7 requires PDE to provide a curriculum to schools to teach hands-only CPR, a no-breath, compression-only technique recommended by the American Heart Association for sudden cardiac arrests
According to Owensboro Fire Department, AMR has hired 32 full-time and roughly 24 part-time employees
The merger will start in July and be complete with all paperwork by Jan. 1, 2020
The training will enable California EMTs to administer and use naloxone, epinephrine and a glucometer, according to the California Emergency Medical Services Authority
Volunteers want benefits like job protection, tax write-offs, scholarships and student loan debt forgiveness
The GCEMS initial EMT Training Academy is unique in that the one-year program was offered tuition free to the students and could result in employment with the County of Gloucester
Present the following points from the ACS, ACEP, NAEMSP spinal motion restriction guidelines to help EMS students make transport, device decisions
The toolkit includes resources such as videos and training materials to assist EMS and 911 agencies
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