EMS Training and Education
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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
OPQRST is an important part of patient assessment and the start of a conversation with the patient about their pain complaint
Capnography and ETCO2 monitoring are critical for assessing ventilation, confirming airway placement and guiding resuscitation
Becoming a paramedic is the highest level of prehospital care and requires much more advanced training than becoming an EMT
Students operate Willamette EMS on weekends and earn patient care hours by responding to real emergency calls from campus
Being sufficiently rested, revisiting the content and putting it into practice quickly all impact knowledge retention
Former Firefighter Tate Robinson says he used his past experience as a first responder to handle the emergency
The programs were restructured to work with the schedules of working adults through incorporating an online component, multiple lab sites and clinical hour options
The Womanikin attachment seeks to make civilians more comfortable performing CPR on women
The Kettering Health Network is seeking to recruit EMTs to work for their mobile care unit
Higher education, mentoring and when to move on: The NAEMT Board tackles EMS career development
The college and the state’s volunteer firefighters’ association created the scholarship to encourage volunteering
EMT Madison Calhoun, 18, saw a car on fire in her rear-view mirror and stopped to direct two people out of the vehicle
Implementing mobile stroke units: Why proper training and streamlined workflow is crucial to success
Jefferson Health and Bensalem Rescue Squad’s MSU was acquired and put into service in five months; learn how the unit’s success was a direct result of collaborative efforts
Participants say the program helps aspiring nurses understand the prehospital decision-making process in emergencies
Top episodes from Inside EMS, The MCHD Paramedic Podcast and The Medic Mindset Podcast tackle degree requirements, clinical excellence and EMS safety concerns
Test your knowledge of different types of airway adjuncts, contraindications, monitoring techniques and more
Students will get hands-on career development experience while providing support to first responders
Victoria Duran credits Flight Nurse Clint Kneuven and other first responders for saving her life after the crash eight years ago
With increasing calls and costs, and an unraveling funding model, officials warn ambulance services across the state are in danger of closing
The services called for reductions in education, training and certification requirements as they face volunteer shortages
Watch: Sussex County EMS trained with neighboring EMS, fire and police departments on managing air medical patient transportation scenarios
2019 was a paradigm-shifting year for the EMS industry and profession – one that will set the pace for the next decade’s worth of ambition and work
From staying positive to engaging with the broader fire community, the key to survival lies within
Google spinoff Waymo released a 14-minute training video instructing emergency personnel how to handle their automated vehicles
The departments hope to make training on identifying patients with dementia a requirement
Utah high school student Kennedy Hall, whose parents both died from heart attacks, has been nominated for a scholarship for her idea to assist CPR
American Medical Response’s “earn while you learn” academies aim to address an EMT shortage and compensate trainees for lost work time
The Superior Ambulance team practices transporting patients with highly infectious diseases
A demonstration showed real-time interactions between an EMS provider and a doctor two miles apart using 5G and VR technologies
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from across Ohio gathered to discuss the trauma and stress first responders face
The Anthony Jackson Memorial Scholarship Fund Award, which honors a paramedic who was shot and killed, was presented to Kenneth Brown Jr. by Jackson’s mother
Curtis Raetz, a Marine pilot who served six years on active duty and retired from an IT career in 2015, became a certified paramedic after going back to school at 64
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