EMS Training and Education
Understand the causes, signs and symptoms, and prehospital treatment for kidney injury
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
A unified effort among EMS agencies, hospitals and aviation units ensures faster, lifesaving treatment
Paramedic school is a commitment, so it’s important to invest time in a quality program
Advance your career and better serve your community by leveraging the right training and certification programs
An investigator wrote that the fire chief submitted “a bulk renewal recertification” for 20 firefighter-EMTs when only seven met the requirements for renewal
Former Woodbury Paramedic Joseph Baker, who resigned due to the alleged retaliation, has filed a lawsuit that also claims training records for EMS certification were falsified by public safety officials
The awards will be presented at the NAEMT’s virtual General Membership Meeting in September
With EMS run volume down 25% or more in many communities, how can EMTs and paramedics help in schools with COVID-19 screening, role modeling healthy behavior and teaching life-saving skills?
Analyzing test question performance can help EMS educators identify where students are missing concepts and to remove the emotional burden from grading
Panama City community members raised more than $3,000 for Decaris Hunter, known as the “Spread The Love” guy, to attend EMS courses
Share these fireworks injury prevention tips with your community to promote safe celebration
Will the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate the move to doing away with psychomotor exams in favor of a skills portfolio?
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the U.S. and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
The testing serves a dual purpose of helping guide fire departments’ safety measures and helping paramedic students gain experience
Five Springfield First Aid Squad volunteers celebrated their high school graduation this week
The Community College of Allegheny County said the program is not sustainable due to the high costs of purchasing and maintaining training equipment
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Jack Stout, the father of system status management and high-performance EMS, planted the seeds for patient-centered EMS
As fire and EMS training and events move to an online experience, follow these tips to maximize your socially distanced education and networking
3 steps to obtaining leadership buy-in to establish a training department or program
The bill would require training for dispatchers to give CPR instructions immediately for suspected cardiac arrests
The paramedic trainee claims the firefighter groped and made lewd remarks toward him, and that other firefighters tried to cover up the incident
The proceeds from the $8 masks go to five fire departments and three EMS agencies that serve the Bay Eagle Area School District
Some agencies have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing concepts that have been discussed for years
Test your knowledge of complex neural systems to understand the link between treatments and therapeutic goals
Knowledge of complex neural systems can help paramedics link medications to therapeutic goals
This model takes a page from unions to allow EMTs, paramedics and firefighters to provide input on their agency’s long-term vision
Fire-Rescue International will be a two-part virtual event – the ReIGNITE Digital Conference in October, plus a separate event for IAFC meetings in August
Paramedic/RN/PA persevered despite tragedy
Daniel R. Gerard, MS, RN, NRP, developed and released the curriculum for free use by EMS organizations and agencies
Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration
A master’s degree PA with a bachelor’s degree in EMS can easily be the paramedic practitioner of the future
