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
As more EMS agencies explore whole blood transfusions, Chris and Kelly ask: is this the new gold standard or just a logistical headache?
EMS agencies can tap into $5 billion in SS4A grant funds to improve post-crash care, reduce response times and prevent avoidable traffic fatalities
Stretcher fall underscores the importance of foundational skills after alleged mishap in New Jersey
If passed, the measure would create public-private partnerships to fund education
AMR has also purchased supplies for Sensory Kits for each of its 14 ambulances, including ear protection, a doodle pad, a stress ball, fidget marble, fidget spinner and a pop-it device
Captain Ashley Losch explains the endless coordination at play, identifies the biggest hurdles ahead, and even spills a little big game tea
The key to understanding how others see us is to first see ourselves clearly
The Charlie Riley Community Service Scholarship Foundation has given 333 scholarships over 17 years
Our cohosts, shocked by the bodycam footage in the case of the Ill. EMTs charged with murder, discuss how apathy can develop and how leaders can prevent it
The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
Accountability for displaying proper patient lifting and moving – whether it’s physically lifting patients or utilizing equipment – rests at the top of the agency
Christopher Biggs is working as an advanced life support training coordinator for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Office of Special Counsel: “The evidence showed many [Niagara Falls] employees — both students and instructors — on leave during the reported training courses”
Nagel helped develop ALS and the country’s first paramedicine program, held leadership roles through the 1980s and was an adviser for “Emergency!”
Real-world, practical methods for identification, assessment and field treatment of life-threatening sepsis
The patient’s colleagues and the medical control physician who had been giving a presentation responded
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
Medical professionals lament how quickly ESPN cut away from the life-saving actions of medical staff after the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin
Chatham Emergency Service’s academy taught five groups of trainees this year
“Dan wanted to make sure EMTs and paramedics had the best devices possible to treat their patients while also ensuring their own safety,” said EMS1 Editorial Director Greg Friese
How are we going to grow strong EMTs if all we focus on teaching them are skills and how to pass the test?
Alex Sabo pulled college student Christina Poirier from the fiery vehicle; her mother thanked him by facilitating the EMT scholarship and additional honors
5 ways a good partner can make the shift go more smoothly and improve patient and provider safety
“It’s not that kindness and altruism in our profession – and the world in general – is becoming rarer, it’s that it happens so often that it’s not news”
The “Simulation In Motion-Iowa” program uses a mobile simulation lab that is meant to take on the look and feel of an ambulance
Not every ingestion is an overdose, and not every drug is taken in isolation
Elyzabeth Martinez, following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather, is a member of Life EMS Ambulance’s largest-ever graduating class
What we can learn about retention from EMS rising stars
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
The distinction between sedation, analgesia and paralysis
The Chandler Fire Department takes pride in having its firefighters trained and certified as EMTs and medics
Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
