EMS Training and Education
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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
Steve Whitehead wants you to consider this one thing before pulling out the plastic tubes
Kate Boyd Dernocoeur contemplates the art and science of prehospital care, and how streetsense enhances the skills learned in EMS training
How communities are saving lives by understanding where and when overdoses occur
The symptoms can often be mistaken for other conditions, including drunkenness, and have led to violent situations that could have been diffused had responders recognized the illness
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
It could be a miracle for many if Ill. legislators pass a bill to mandate kids learn the life-saving skills
The value of community participation in disaster mitigation enhances the response knowledge and manpower during a disaster
The program has become a model for the entire state; for $150 per person the EMR training totes hands-on emergency medical skills at a cost volunteers can afford
One firefighter spent a week on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera, submitting $1,322 in travel and training expenses to the city for reimbursement
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
When training sessions are thrown together without much thought, it puts student safety at risk
Concerns over “blatant disregard for safety” in drill meant to scare students into action
He stopped to help after witnessing a crash, and was able to assist with the patient’s major leg trauma before ambulances arrived
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
The owner says he’s being treated unfairly by the city after testifying in court that firefighters needed more than a 48-hour training course to become paramedics
It contains 850 items study cards, review questions and practice exams, and breaks down trauma by body systems
Emergency medical helicopters will have until next April to institute tougher risk analysis and in-flight monitoring procedures in challenging weather
Boston EMS is not rooting for 87 degrees, but wants this year’s story to be about the weather, and the runners, once again
Dispatchers tried to focus and calm students calling from the scene of the fiery collision with a Fed-Ex truck
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
“You just have to stay calm and be a steady voice, and just talk to them about things other than what naturally is going on,” she said
