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
Avoid false blood pressure readings that could impact patient care. Discover the most frequent BP measurement mistakes and expert-backed techniques for accuracy.
Program aims to recruit and train 50-75 paramedics annually to strengthen workforce
Understand the causes, signs and symptoms, and prehospital treatment for kidney injury
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 contributor Amy Eisenhauer to discuss her thoughts on professional development, mentoring and mental health in the industry
“Statistics show that if someone does something, more people survive,” Youth Officer Tom Paige said in describing the deficiencies of the old plan
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
Participants in Health Occupation Day learned several skills, such as how to safely remove a patient from a vehicle and stabilize their spinal cord
Witnesses told investigators that “tube checks” on deceased patients were “a widespread prior practice of paramedics” of the Bellingham Fire Department
EMS professionals, educators rally to support and “take care of the next generation of providers”
Pre-plan, build, and stock equipment that can serve as a future ambulance and specialty vehicle in the event of emergency evacuation
The Cascade Township Fire Department recently hosted a training session to get future leader dogs familiar with the sights, sounds, and smells of emergencies
Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
Making the EMS Agenda 2050 become reality will require strengthening the collaboration between EMS, public health and healthcare
The EMS Agenda 2050 outlines six guiding principles for the future of emergency medical services
The Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course is training paramedics and EMTs to provide better care when there’s an active threat
How familiar are you with the symptoms and concerns that accompany COPD exacerbations?
The people who attended the event learned all about the signs of an overdose, and they received a free naloxone kit
Solutions to the transportation decision challenges raised by research like the DAWN trial and DEFUSE-3 trial
CRM strategies include a consensus among crew members and confirmed communications that make tasks more efficient
The grants will pay for nine new firefighter positions, a third emergency squad unit and will help send 12 firefighters through a paramedic training program
Training rescue task force medics and SWAT medics for responding to mass casualty incidents
Firefighter-paramedic Raymond Miller, who served the Ashland Fire Department for over 30 years, was remembered as someone who inspired others
The video will show first responders how to protect themselves from deadly substances
Complete with a mock community and former hospital, the CDP gives responders the opportunity to train on emergency and disaster response
More than 300 Anne Arundel County school nurses and health assistants were trained in the grim but necessary skills to handle a school shooting
Richard Knowlton trained Truro Fire Department staff and lifeguards on bleeding control less than two months before succumbing to cancer
Banner Health Paramedic Services will soon be first in the nation to undergo agency-wide training to treat pets injured in emergency situations
The training, led by the Pasco Police Department, was designed to get teachers at all the district’s schools on the same page
Bradley Delay can now go to EMT school for free after jumping into action to save Major Tommy Bradford when he was hit by a car
Make a strategy and pick the tactics for your agency to improve its 12-lead EKG use for patients with non-traumatic chest pain
After DHS announced a grant for high school tourniquet training, EMS1 readers weighed in on if students should be trained to help their peers in a mass shooting
The State of 911 webinar will discuss how a new digital version of the NG911 Readiness Checklist will make it easier to use
