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
Harris County ESD11 Mobile Healthcare developed 10 commandments to set initial expectations while onboarding 200 paramedics
Equipped with advanced skills and telehealth integration, APPs bring life-saving interventions and community outreach to underserved populations
Put away your Bee Gees record and try these holiday classics to keep the CPR pace this season
Standardizing guidelines for ambulance design and collision testing requirements can save lives
Identifying and preparing the next generation of leaders for your department is a critical responsibility
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
Encouraging firefighters to be more focused on rehab requires leadership, training and reinforcement
Dispatchers said there are three vital steps they must take before sending help, and protecting first responders is also a priority
In April, Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill requiring Wisconsin schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation
Officials said since many students live in rural communities, EMS can take longer to reach them
Autumn Denyer received CPR training as a high school freshman; she said saving the man pushed her interest back to the health field
The top videos of January included clips educational tips on piercings and airway management, community paramedicine programs and how bystanders can remember CPR through hip-hop
Orange County EMS medical director describes expected and unexpected lessons learned from the deadliest shooting in U.S. history at NAEMSP annual meeting
Firefighters and EMTs learn a situational awareness process and complexities to maintaining and acting on situational awareness
Responders shouted instructions and warnings to one another above the din of gunfire and the screams of the wounded in the blast zone
Understand how monitoring tools can be used to guide treatment for COPD exacerbations
“4.1 miles,” an Oscar-nominated documentary short film, shows a single day of rescues of Syrian migrants attempting to cross the sea from Turkey to Greece
The panel will help draft the new agenda and gather important input from the EMS community and public
The risk of cardiac arrest increases with age; I would find more comfort in more adults knowing CPR
You are the first arriving unit to a potentially chaotic scene; does your scene size-up for other units measure up?
You are dispatched to stage for police responding to reports of a fight in the parking lot of the local university
NAEMT survey finds type of ePCR training and social media experience as predictors for ePCR software usability
As part of the “Stop the Bleed” training program, officials taught staff how to suppress a bleeding wound and administer tourniquets
The series is intended to inform the public about the actions that take place behind the scenes
Under the current proposal, school districts would be required to provide instruction in CPR basics to students
A volunteer EMT without commitment or compassion is a short-term fix that usually becomes a long-term problem
