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
Focus on what you can identify within an ECG tracing, rather than the criteria
Steve Whitehead breaks down how real-world MCI scenes differ from those we practice
From assessing to intervening, this quiz covers vital airway management scenarios to ensure you’re equipped to handle emergencies confidently
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
There are currently about 210,700 EMS workers employed in the U.S
EMS salaries aren’t set in stone. Here’s how to make more money.
Public Works employees in Wauwatosa have finished training in the use of automated external defibrillators and CPR
Training scenarios includes quake, multiple storms
The boys used life-saving techniques taught to them by Trinity Education Specialist Dan Scanlon when he visited the school in June
For most patients, benzodiazepines are used to sedate the patient and then an anti-psychotic is added, and a third drug, a paralysing agent, also can be injected if needed
It’s important to periodically ask yourself a series of questions to assess your own performance as you strive to become an EMS professional
The North Carolina Office of EMS’ Emergency Medicine Today Conference runs through Wednesday
Dispatchers received emergency calls at 5:43 p.m. Thursday that a toddler was in an accident at a condominium complex pool
The training program, offered by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is based on the “Memphis Model”
EMS professionals have more opportunities than ever for synchronous and asynchronous online education for refresher and recertification education
Some agencies have sent officers to 40-hour crisis intervention training programs but have not formed teams
This innovative system tracks student interactivity and therefore monitors attendance
The International Association of EMS Chiefs (IAEMSC) will be featuring state and federal elected officials at the 2011 Annual EMS Leadership Summit to be held in Washington, DC
Most students age 13 or older have the physical size and strength necessary to deliver effective chest compressions
