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
Assessment and treatment pearls to simplify three common chest trauma presentations
The founders of the Women in Emergency Services association discuss their mission
The inaugural recipient of the James O. Page Legacy Scholarship reflects on his experience at Pinnacle
Counties, universities, and private companies are working together to reach out to high school and college students about the industry and offer training programs
Violence prevention training and situational awareness can help keep EMS providers safe on scene
Train for hemorrhage control with a focus on EMS patient care beyond the ‘Stop the Bleed’ basics, with hemostatic agents, TXA and tourniquets
To combat the shortage in emergency service workers, Allina Health will begin offering a paid EMT course
Maximize your patient contacts during paramedic clinical time and field internship with an action orientation
EMT students at Middlesex Community College are learning how to administer intramuscular epinephrine by traditional syringe in cases of anaphylaxis
With violence against paramedics and fire-rescue personnel becoming more frequent, training must include simulations of responding to “everyday” calls gone wrong
The county will pay $7,600 for Bobby Bohn’s school, and will also pay him to take 1,200 hours of classes, 450 hours of ambulance rides and hospital hours
Veterinarian Paul McNamara’s Odin’s Fund is a nonprofit that teaches first responders how to treat police dogs that are injured on the job
The Montgomery County paramedic podcast discusses basic information on clinical presentation, transmission of the measles virus
Learn how to train EMS providers in the four pillars of medical ethics, how to make difficult decisions in EMS and what ethics is not
The Eli Staton Memorial Scholarship will cover the nearly $5,000 paramedic school tuition for one firefighter-EMT
The New Frontier Emergency Medicine event brings together physicians, nurses and EMS providers to learn the latest in emergency care
Turn real-life situations into realistic practice scenarios by placing pediatric manikins where you’re likely to encounter them, not just the classroom table
Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
Becoming an effective public speaker can elevate the success of your fire department, EMS crew or community paramedicine program
The idea of requiring paramedics to earn a college degree is a hot topic among industry personnel, with national organizations weighing in
The Canandaigua Emergency Squad, led by Chief Matt Sproul, is distributing Stop the Bleed kits and providing staff with the training on how to use them
Our co-hosts discuss NAEMT’s position on paramedic education requirements with President Matt Zavadsky
Clinical coordinator Doug Petch works with his team to ensure each future paramedic gets training that mirrors real life as closely as possible
Advances in prehospital treatments and community paramedicine require a new paradigm of training and education for EMS
In a joint statement, four national organizations state the reasons they oppose requiring college degrees for entry-level paramedics
The teachers learned how to perform CPR, use the AED, execute the Heimlich maneuver, administer an EpiPen, and perform basic first aid
Our co-hosts discuss a new bill that recently passed Virginia’s Senate to allow EMS providers the option to conceal carry on the job
The proposal asked officials to use money that would have been allocated to Valley Ambulance—which no longer exists—to help sponsor students
Pairing simulations with a classroom environment, students in Hancock College’s dispatcher course learn how to funnel all the information first responder need