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
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        From chronic burnout and staffing gaps to a lack of meaningful leadership engagement, personnel are sounding the alarm — and offering a roadmap for change
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Pediatric respiratory distress doesn’t have to be terrifying — here’s how to handle it
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        This EMS One-Stop international edition features Steinar Olsen, director for EMS and national preparedness in the Norwegian Directorate of Health
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        “Instead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.”
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Blending technology and human-driven care to navigate language barriers and make the scene safer
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Clinicians should be aware of how ventricular-assist devices work and what distress signs to look for in patients
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Critical insights into the implications of recent court rulings on EMS practice and patient care
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Eight countries currently use the IPR exam process to certify providers as Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedic
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Understanding these fractures is vital for providing effective patient care and making informed treatment and transport decisions
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Show off your expertise at assessing and treating narcotics overdose
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Five options for exchanging the SGA for an endotracheal tube
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A 13-step action plan to provide compassionate and effective care while navigating the evolving legal landscape
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Three takeaways from the conviction of Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        In a new work visa program, Spirit EMS was able to reach halfway around the world for paramedic recruitment
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Western University of Health Sciences students reviewed, funding, staffing, and an aging rural population
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        20-foot-wide stainless-steel netting now runs along both sides of the 1.7-mile bridge
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Steve Whitehead shares the red flags that mean you’re moving too fast on scene
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        How I explained response speed to the question “why don’t you run to the patient?” from an EMT student
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Avery Pitts’s family house fire led him to a desire for emergency services work
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The joint program is focused on recruitment, retention and career development for first responders
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Drs. Tracy Coffey and Ashley Huff discuss geographic inequities and extraordinarily long transports
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Lifting a patient can be completely uneventful or it can make you a viral internet star
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Matt Streger, Brian Hupp and Simon Claridge discuss patient and provider safety devices and protocols
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The abandoned Lexington school will provide training for active shooter situations and other emergencies
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A school bus crash simulation gave Texas State Technical College’s Abilene students a chance to show their skills
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        CoAEMSP’s Executive Director, George W. Hatch Jr., discusses the EMS accreditation journey
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        AMR’s Earn While You Learn program has seen success in addressing the shortage of EMS personnel
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The VenTrainer app enables new training opportunities in the world of mechanical ventilation
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The training ended with an exercise involving mock shooting victims, allowing medics to refine skills such as wound packing
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        “I guarantee that you can improve your BVM technique by following these four essential guidelines”
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        300 Butte College students participated in two days of fire and EMS scenarios
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        While behavioral and mental health is a small part of National EMS Education Standards, it represents a growing and significant portion of the call volume for EMS services