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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
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
A pioneering EMS program is helping patients with opioid use disorder find a path to recovery
So far, the anti-bleeding kits are in about 345 school buildings where teachers and staffs have completed training in about 70 school districts
The Milwaukee City-County Trauma Response program trains responders to provide services to families and children that have gone through a traumatic experience
Victoria Cummins is trying to stop the University of Washington from using live pigs to train students on how to open airways in emergency situations
Our co-hosts discuss transitioning volunteer responders to certified EMTs and the challenges associated with the change
Residents and city employees, many dressed in Valentine’s Day red, pumped the chests of the mechanical torsos, simulating CPR moves
Understand the importance of realistic training on specific devices and using capnography to assess for effective ventilation through supraglottic airways
Video laryngoscopy may improve overall and first-pass success rates for ET intubation by paramedics
The shooter, who was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, set off a fire alarm to draw students out of classrooms shortly before the day ended
Rick Stone’s wife, who is also a paramedic, began performing CPR on him after recognizing that he had collapsed due to cardiac arrest
Lake Superior College’s new seven-month program provides the education needed for military medics to work as civilian licensed practical nurses
Another piece of the volunteer ambulance staffing puzzle: a declining middle class
According to a statement, the school “made an administrative decision to suspend the paramedic associate degree program due to low enrollment”
The explosions “injured” nearly 200 students, and another 500 became nurses, crime scene investigators and trauma counselors responding to the incident
How much do you really know about supraglottic airway management uses, contraindications and techniques?
Improve your patient assessment of traumatic injuries in geriatric medicine
American Medical Response announced they have committed resources to train citizens on how to save lives during traumatic incidents
A conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis on airway management and medical direction
A.T. Still University is immersing its students in chaotic situations in an effort to better train them for how to deal with medical emergencies
Mobile Medical Response is paying students $9 an hour to complete the classes, so long as they continue their paramedic education afterward
Selecting the wrong candidates as FTOs or undermining their authority results in ineffective paramedic training, impacting turnover, quality of care and job performance
What are the alternative conclusions to a Harvard Medical School examination of glucagon administration in three years of NEMSIS data?
The Public Education Foundation teamed up with Macy’s to fund $50,000 in scholarships for three students seeking first responder careers
You are dispatched to a baseball diamond in a park, where a girl is complaining of dizziness
Here’s a breakdown of who is considered “essential” and “nonessential” during a federal government shutdown
Gamification of EMS training took center stage at the 2018 NAEMSP Annual Meeting
Our co-hosts discuss the observable and physiologic signs to look for and the best way to document your intervention in your chart
A full day pre-conference was dedicated to providing meaningful tools that NAEMSP Annual Meeting attendees could apply at their home agencies
The organization teamed up with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to mitigate the effects of fatigue with recommendations
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