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
Consider adding these often-encountered patients to your EMT or paramedic class’s patient assessment drills or high-fidelity patient simulations
Learn how emerging AI applications will impact dispatch, ePCR, education and revenue cycle management
In the low- stakes environment of play, theory meets practice, allowing students to cultivate adaptable analytical and interpersonal skills
Because they don’t have enough nearby schools to train EMTs, authorities fear the problem will only get worse
Without violating patient confidentiality, what are some of those crazy cases you’ll never forget? Add your stories to the comments
They were taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries
A first responder for 29 years, she coordinates a wide range of training, from people new to the field, to those looking for continual education to maintain their certifications.
Injuries to the male teenagers are not life-threatening; the shooter is still at-large
Out of 1,500 EMTs, 13 percent reported cleaning their hands before patient contact, and 52 percent reported wearing gloves
A 911 dispatcher faces a three-day suspension after she was distracted by her personal cellphone and failed to supervise a trainee
The goal is to improve communication during a disaster and how well the area can handle responding to multiple incidents at once
The ALSi system lets you conduct training with naturalistic readings using cheap hardware
The family’s attorney said the boy was not properly sedated; when medics in the ambulance re-inserted the breathing tube, it went into the teen’s esophagus, rather than his trachea
Improving the profession of EMS may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy
As we ask EMTs to do more with less, we have to give them the tools for safer patient care
Many have been pushing for the widespread disbursement of the drug to administer to overdosing addicts before they’re taken to the hospital
They could find no mechanical reason for the malfunction; it may have been caused by human error
A survey asked responders what skills and tools they used in transit and whether they had received education in those areas
The decomissioned ambulance was being used to haul dive equipment and rolled backward down a boat ramp
While giving a lecture to her class, her heart stopped beating and she collapsed onto her desk; students called 911 and brought a defibrillator into the classroom
A paramedic on the other end of the phone talked the father through the delivery
A horrific crash that claimed six people, including four children and a pregnant woman, has taken a toll on responders
Of the 300 reports reviewed, a third were cancellations and another third showed “inadequate assessments”
Anticipated challenges of a mass casualty event included prioritizing treatment, limited resources and identifying help from other hospitals
He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was conscious but in extreme pain; exhausted firefighters and medics worked together to provide first aid
