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
The bag-valve-mask can save your patient’s life; ensure you’re using it properly with these tools
How do you know you’re getting just the right amount of air into just the right place?
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
The state bill and would use the money to support trauma hospitals, training and ambulance services; it’s in response low ratings on the ACEP report card
Practical ways to make the most of your trip to the annual conference
Getting out the jaws of life doesn’t always work; training focused on how to go into the grain bin without also becoming stuck
Cameron Mitchell Goins, 47, crashed into a tree during an avalanche preparedness training exercise
In his latest explanation of oxygen administration, Jon Puryear focuses on the 2010 American Heart Association oxygen administration guidelines.
A 5-year contract with a local community college aims to save money and improve performance
Train your staff on reasonable use of force to avoid legal and moral problems
The $1.3M grant will cover the cost of 13 EMTs and training expenses for two years
Both mom and baby eventually made it to the hospital and are doing well
Pat Machin, who worked as a medic for 24 years, “dropped everything” and ran across the road to start CPR
The dispatcher gave the baby’s mother step-by-step directions on how to get the baby to start breathing again
Fixing our issues with medical incompetence doesn’t begin with a degree, it begins with changing our expectations of ourselves
Slick marketing for BLS, ACLS and PALS training can mean they’re scamming you
Forty-five students tested positive for possible exposure but more tests, including X-rays will be needed to determine whether they have active TB
Approximately 4.5 percent of EMS providers experienced a nonfatal occupational injury or illness last year
Airport-based responders will undergo a 40-hour course on dealing with plane disasters in the aftermath of the Asiana crash response that killed a survivor
Government guidelines recommend having police escort medics into the ‘warm zone’ — are you ready?
Bernard Shore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct; he will never be certified as an EMT in New York again
Check out the top memorable call videos below
Laws of conservation don’t apply to human emotions, so share kindness and get it right back
His EMT instructor said that his actions reflect great credit upon himself, his department, the EMS profession, and of course his school
Fire commanders at the Asiana Airline crash had never taken aircraft disaster training; it is not required by FAA
As an EMT, Patrick Heusing had only been in this situation once before, and this time was completely different for him
A Pa. rescue squad says instead of waiting for the entire building to be cleared and secured, EMS should start to move in as areas of the building are deemed safe
After about one minute of rescue breaths, the blue child began to slowly breathe on his own
Wendy Tapia resigned Thursday after trying again, her sixth attempt, to run 1.5 miles in 12 minutes or less
