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
Helping a fall patient back into bed, a chair or onto the ambulance cot should launch risk mitigation in the patient’s home to prevent future falls
EMS clinicians are in a unique position to provide proactive education to patients as the only subset of clinicians that enter their homes
Any given shift, right?
There are pros and cons to working in a big and small organization; which do you prefer?
Review the subtle signs of an acute ST-elevation MI with this case of a man presenting with “heavy” chest pain
The EMT training will allow officers to provide immediate medical and advanced treatment in emergency situations
The paramedic was on his way to work when he noticed a passenger was experiencing difficulty breathing
The patient was stuck in the mud and rising water for more than four hours
Officials said some departments don’t stay current on CPR training that includes rescue breathing, which the bill would require
Some of the words included pain, where, doctor, medicine, breathe, stop, yes, no, hospital, emergency, firefighter and ambulance
Thirty-one states have already passed laws requiring students to learn CPR before they graduate
Under the current risk programs, drugmakers fund voluntary training for physicians in safely prescribing their medications
Sophia Smith made a full recovery and is back home with her family, who thanked the responders for playing an integral part in her survival
Tyler Johnson, 24, was with another EMT when he suddenly became lightheaded and collapsed
How did you do? Make sure to share your results and challenge your EMS colleagues to match or beat your score
Follow these scheduling practices to improve provider morale, patient care and operational efficiency
Jeffrey Ballard’s 8-year-old daughter, who suffers from asthma, stopped breathing and became unconscious in the car
This is the second time firefighter-paramedic Austin Bleiweiss has helped save someone’s life while on a plane
Among this month’s clips were 12-lead ECG interpretation tips and a demonstration on how to assist with childbirth
John “Darrell” Hamilton, 58, died almost two years ago after collapsing down stairs with chest pains; his family claims that crews “left him for dead”
MDA’s LifeGuardian program is based on a societal tradition of volunteerism which transcends religion and ethnic divides
Israel EMS organization United Hatzalah is now administering shock and psychological trauma treatment and prevention for victims of terror at scenes of attacks
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located
It’s time that we all get real and accept the uncomfortable truth that scene safety is and always has been a myth
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
