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
Avoid these mistakes to onboard EMTs who will thrive in EMS, and give their all to your agency
Any EMS provider can improve their patient care and assessment by thinking like a remote-area medic
Steve Whitehead wants you to consider this one thing before pulling out the plastic tubes
Practice does not make perfect; instead EMS expertise comes from studying failure and greatness
Military training incorporated into a prehospital setting helps EMS providers make complex decisions when responding to tactical incidents
The video teaches employees and civilians how to respond during and active-shooter incident
The second-in-line to the throne is flying a helicopter for the East Anglian Air Ambulance
Here are some beginner tips for using a stethoscope; add your own thoughts to the comments
Dash cam video captures a man sliding across the pavement after he was ejected from his SUV
Students responded to man down at school event and achieved ROSC for patient; Elco High School program has been training EMTs for more than three decades
As Generation Y enters the EMS workforce leaders need to understand why Generation-WHY keeps asking why
Nearly 1 in 4 members, including the Compton Fire Chief, are working without an EMT certification
We have to stop this behavior and grow up; it’s not fair to us, our patients, our community and places everyone at risk of serious injury or death
Patient was killed after being ejected from Senior Care EMS ambulance that struck a utility pole
The adage of “you’re not dead until you’re warm and dead” applies to pediatric cold water drowning victims
Co-host Kelly Grayson and EMS1 columnist and show guest Bob Sullivan debate a BLS vs. ALS system
Use this method to identify landmarks as an alternative to the sternal notch placement of electrodes for acquiring a 12-lead ECG
The students were in an ambulance waiting for their training officer when a man came running up, saying his wife was having contractions
Paramedic and nurse educator teaches principles of dimensional analysis for medication dose calculation
You responded to a firefighter with eye pain and blurred vision; did you get the treatment steps right?
You are asked to respond to the rehab area at a working structure fire
Multiple agencies participated in the disaster training exercise featuring volunteers in moulage at a local airport
For EMS providers CE is an ongoing requirement of certification that can also present significant challenges in quality and availability
The $310,000 simulation rig is coming to 135 ambulance services in Western Pennsylvania to improve safety and reduce ambulance crashes
A former correctional officer trained in CPR was in the right place at the right time when a cyclist collapsed to the ground and stopped breathing
In the real world it is impossible for a scene to be 100% safe; therefore we must constantly assess risk
Dash cam video captures a traffic stop and the vehicle passenger experiencing a severe asthma attack
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