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
Embracing smarter, more effective strategies to keep pace with the evidence-based advancements reshaping our profession
EMS providers will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss an article from Andrea Abbas on five flaws that trip leaders up and cause a disconnect with field crews
EMS leaders at Pinnacle Conference were briefed on Dallas Fire-Rescue and hospital response to the shootings
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference head specific recommendations to improve prehospital care from the Promoting Innovation in EMS project co-leader
Patient safety methods and lessons learned need to be applied to the evolving subspecialty of community paramedicine
Paramedic chiefs need to assign training that is current, relevant and accurate
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn how appreciative inquiry identifies and improves the positive attributes that exist within themselves and their teams
Here’s how EMS recognition and initiation of interventions can lower sepsis mortality
EMS1 and Fitch & Associates take an in-depth look at EMS trends in the United States and set a foundation for assessing how the EMS profession is changing
Pilots of the company’s helicopters, which fly with a registered nurse and a paramedic aboard, aim to land as close as possible to any patient in need of transportation to a hospital or trauma center
Despite what movies show, common pens are not viable tools for tracheostomy
EMT skills we wish would make a comeback (or not)
SWAT team medics provide fast medical care for any officer who is wounded or injured and treat injured civilians
Tactical medic team members have undergone firearms training, and are permitted to carry personal weapons if they respond to a potentially dangerous situation
The drill allowed first responders to prepare for situations that may require surgery or amputation on the scene
The summit focuses on the safety of EMS professionals and the risks and dangers they face
High fidelity mannequins lay scattered in the grass behind the armory representing dying and desperate victims requiring EMTs’ help
Our co-hosts discuss the Dallas shooting and how first responders can better plan for future incidents
Both were taken to area trauma centers and suffered moderate injuries after falling 50 and 75 feet
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
Good samaritans discover couple who had overdosed at the wheel and called for EMS
Catching Pokemon at fire stations poses a threat to fire and EMS crews as well as the public
Pittsburgh EMS has begun to consider sending in medics right behind police, before a scene is deemed safe
Firefighter Tim McClanahan, 46, was cared for by the flight paramedic after he fell during a training exercise
Understand the advantages and challenges of community-created content and where to find it to improve your clinical practice and system operations
The game sends players to real-world locations to capture virtual creatures
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
The viral “augmented reality” app layers gameplay onto the physical world and players — eyes glued to their smartphone screens — in search of digital monsters are wiping out in a variety of ways
How would you treat a baseball umpire’s significant head laceration as players, fans and television viewers watch your every move?
Twin Township EMS releases video of car crashing into an ambulance and the patient care compartment disintegrating
