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Resiliency training and a CISM program laid a foundation for the Richmond Ambulance Authority to support its providers’ mental health
There’s no denying that EMS takes a toll on provider health; this 30-day challenge can help you get your life back
Practical, authentic ways to show gratitude and strengthen community ties with the people who respond first when it matters most
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
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
You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?
EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
The private ambulances have eased D.C. Fire and EMS’s ability to respond to emergency calls
Epinephrine is now labeled for mass dose, like other medications, which is an important step toward patient safety
After last weekend’s mass shooting in Orlando, first responders reevaluate their planned MCI response
Paramedics practiced putting dogs under anesthesia, inserting breathing tubes, setting up intravenous fluids, bandaging, using oxygen masks and shaving fur to find veins
Most EMS providers have witnessed or been involved with a medication error attributable to poor system design and lack of safety behaviors
Along with citing the need for more minority positions within the departments, there were significant gaps in the hiring of female candidates
It can take less than 10 seconds for an average adult to become completely submerged in a grain bin accident
The game gives players the opportunity to exchange ideas, participate in interactive discussions on medication safety and to practice drug calculations
Our co-hosts pay tribute to the late Richard Beebe, and discuss their love-hate relationship with EMS
One main goal of the exercise is to test how well they will work together to minimize loss of life and damages when a mega-quake unleashes a tsunami
The instructional ambulance simulator for the Southwestern Illinois Community College paramedic program carries on the legacy of paramedic Michelle Heap
Officials said a delay in dispatch to a multi-scene accident caused three additional accidents to occur
The impact of Beebe’s life work will live on in the students he trained and the service he provided to the National Association of EMS Educators and CECBEMS
Without knowing the root cause of the behavior problem, fixing it is sheer luck
Beebe had powerful beliefs about EMS, the provision of EMS education, lifelong learning and professionalism which we can continue to advance
Beebe was struck by a minivan on May 26 and received initial on-scene care from two of his students
Corey Shawn Pittman, 41, remembered for his skills as a caregiver and energetic critical care instruction
The two-day workshop included training and a simulated mass casualty scenario
Conference presenters explained the pressing threats to rural EMS and health care systems and laid out creative solutions
Noah Filer comes out of a coma and learns he’s a double amputee — then completes his goal of becoming a paramedic
Bystander application of a tourniquet to ‘Stop the Bleed’ may mean the difference between life and death for a patient with severe hemorrhage
EMS agencies should promote public involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use to improve community health
The symposium will include discussing issues like critical incidents, active shooter situations, terrorism and mass casualty incidents
Portland police estimate they typically drive about 1,000 people to hospitals on involuntary mental health holds throughout the year
The bill would allow first responders to open and manually maintain an airway, administer oxygen and control a hemorrhage
The sensitivity training followed one firefighter’s post that went viral saying drug addicts shouldn’t be given Narcan
Ohio hospital starts $10,000 scholarship fund for EMT and paramedic training
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