EMS Training and Education
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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
Our cohosts tackle system design, enhancing education standards and personal accountability
Steve Whitehead asks, does your pulse ox probe fail you, or do you fail it?
A verbal attack can be personal; here’s how to deflect the attack and minimize the damage
Richard Beebe is a National Association of EMS Educators board member, noted EMS educator, speaker and writer
Inventor and mother to an autistic child discusses how the new tool can educate EMTs on patients with autism
41-year EMS veteran from Minnesota credits two rules he learned from M*A*S*H for his career longevity
Sounds of gunfire, smoke, lighting and other sound effects were used to increase responders’ stress levels and make the exercise as realistic as possible
This is what it will take for a Ph.D. student undertaking research on the effects of traumatic stress exposure within EMS occupations
The fifth grade student submitted the winning essay for a National Paramedic Services Week contest
These concrete actions will help firefighters, paramedics and officers eliminate harassing behavior from their departments
By triaging patients with mental illness, especially repeat users, the Grady EMS Upstream Crisis Intervention Group provider has improved care, saved significant money and boosted morale
Study hopes to identify some of the issues facing women in EMS such as harassment, discrimination and bullying
Our co-hosts talk about a new tool this mother developed to train EMS on working with autistic patients
Our co-hosts talk about a new tool this mother developed to train EMS on working with autistic patients
The event was part of the 2016 AMR World CPR Challenge
Crews applied a tourniquet at the top of the 12-year-old boy’s right thigh in order to stop the bleeding en route
The awards were presented to the individuals “for their courage, time and dedication”
The EMS community is invited to provide feedback and comment on the proposed EMS Compass performance measures
EMTs and paramedics play a vital part in the system of care for those experiencing heart attacks
Equipping firefighters with epinephrine could cost the city $25,000
You were asked to assess and treat a potential stroke in a 39-year-old man found unresponsive while working out; did you make the right call?
You are asked to respond to the fitness room at a local hotel
Standardizing the transition of care helps improve patient safety and ensure the patient’s care is smooth and no information is lost
The training gives first responders an understanding of autism, how to identify it and to how to calm a patient down
Compression-only CPR allows bystanders to keep blood flowing through a victim’s body just by pressing on the chest
The bill will provide a transition program for military medic veterans to become licensed EMTs
Our co-hosts talk about teaching in the flipped classroom model
What does the peer-reviewed literature say on the efficacy of the management of the pediatric airway by EMS providers?
Pay for training, regardless of on-duty or off-duty, depends on the requirement and intent of the training course
An EMS agency, facing an applicant shortage, surveyed EMS providers to see if employee-employer compensation expectations matched
Health care accreditation and safety organizations have cited alarm fatigue as a top patient safety risk
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