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
“I guarantee that you can improve your BVM technique by following these four essential guidelines”
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the importance of preceptors in EMS training and the need for effective mentorship
Chris and Kelly tackle EMS safety, resiliency, onboarding, the duty to act and more hot topics in Inside EMS
There is a way to emerge from court with your pride, integrity, reputation and sanity intact
There are many factors to consider when choosing the right program. Here are my top eight
You’d better get out your handkerchief: an old EMS tradition is fading fast
Continuing education requires relevance and active learning in order to be interesting for the experienced provider
The eight-hour class included lessons in communicating relative to patient assessment, common answers, and anatomy
Students use manikins to learn basic medical skills and earn their CPR certifications
Engaging your workforce requires not figuring out how to motivate people, but identifying what their internal motivations are
PENMAN can be quickly recalled for incident or patient size-up or assessment
The drill was designed to simulate a multicasualty incident that evolved into a hazardous material incident
Check out this list of the top five life skills to put in your paramedic tool box to thrive on the job
I chose nursing as my next career move for a simple reason: I wanted to gain additional clinical knowledge and expand my financial opportunities.
exercise highlighted strengths and shortfalls that facilities can address to be better prepared for the real thing
Board approved advanced self defense and advanced CPR classes, and gave a preliminary thumbs-up to the Concord Regional Technical Center to start a fire science class
Volunteers helped first responders practice their response to a mock radiological disaster
Wichita County was one of the first counties in the nation to participate in the CERT programs
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that’s beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
New and aspiring EMTs need to understand the most important EMT responsibilities to assess and treat ill and injured patients
An advisory committee decided to add the course because it offers students an opportunity to go directly into the workforce
Responders learn the proper way to decontaminate victims and use of the Hazmat suit with the powered air purifying respirator
Like training for a marathon, your EMT education requires regimented and disciplined preparation
There is no reason why trauma scissors, Leatherman tools and folding knives need to be carried where potentially violent patients can grab them
The Combat Casualty Training Consortium will analyze medical information collected on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade
Taking advantage of zombie fever and the Halloween holiday, Delaware County emergency-management officials held their largest drill ever
The scenario of the exercise, which began Wednesday and continues today, was a bomb with a possible chemical element detonating at a football stadium
Once you’ve completed your EMS research in regard to qualifications, earnings and the job’s particulars to see if it’s something you want to do, you should investigate educational programs in your area
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