EMS Training and Education
Your go-to resource for evidence-based EMS training, continuing education, instructor development and industry innovation. Find expert articles, videos, product reviews and specialized resources to support EMTs, paramedics, medical directors and educators. Stay current on instructor best practices, CEU requirements, virtual training trends, simulation strategies and educational policy affecting prehospital care.
EMS Training and Education Resources
Resiliency training and a CISM program laid a foundation for the Richmond Ambulance Authority to support its providers’ mental health
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
Rapid decision-making and risk assessment skills make EMS professionals a perfect fit for high-paying safety leadership roles
9 tips to quickly find a patient’s pedal pulse for checking lower extremity circulation
Our co-hosts discuss the recently-released 2019 EMS Scope of Practice Model and underscore what has changed for providers
Follow these five tips to captivate your audience, include easy-to-see visuals, follow the rule of sevens and avoid panel discussions that will put your audience to sleep
Our co-hosts discuss the new American Paramedic Association and its creation out of a need to represent the voices of paramedics in the field
The annual workshop brings together care providers and billing professionals to “emphasize care beyond transport”
Academy participants will be considered full-time employees, complete with benefits available the first day of class, and health insurance after 60 days
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the latest version of the EMS Scope of Practice Model
According to Jon Swanson, Metro EMS executive director, 800 lapsed licenses is an uptick from the average 600 the state typically sees
Young future EMS providers have the chance to interact with professional EMS personnel and learn from realistic scenario situations
From paramedic degrees, to ALS vs. BLS; boiling down the hot topics in EMS #grammarisoverrated
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of alpha and beta receptors and how the autonomic nervous system works
The previous response plan called for EMS personnel to hold up outside the scene until police had made their response and wait for victims to be brought out
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
