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
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue works to ensure that the next generation of firefighters, EMTs and paramedics understand the legacy of 9/11’s fallen firefighters
Use “when-then” thinking to prepare for the unimaginable
When it comes to threats on scene, train your internal response to work for you, not against
The Ala. program teaches medics how to quickly assess head and spinal injuries and how to properly handle the patient
Early Sunday morning their vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire
The Larrey Society announces a worldwide, online meeting place for paramedics to learn and exchange best practices
Learning from my errors, however uncomfortable, is an essential part of my continuous improvement as a paramedic
Follow these tips to improve patient outcomes in sudden cardiac arrest
Thanks to a partnership between a college and the local fire department, students will be able to access careers in fire and EMS
Get ready for your first day on the job and learn about other good practices that will benefit your career in the long run
You have your certification, now it’s time to start your first job as an EMT. How do you prepare?
Remove obstacles, follow through and invite people to become part of a caring and dedicated community organization
The EMT was thrown out of the ambulance when the EMS provider who was driving fell asleep at the wheel
The scholarship’s goal is to create a more diverse workforce and it covers costs to achieve EMT or CNA certification
The campaign aims to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
There are three things every EMS provider needs to focus on to get the job done confidently and competently
Educators need to provide realistic simulation training to ensure pediatric patient clinical competence
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the week’s news, form the Oregon mass shooting to CVS selling Narcan
A smartphone video captures a 71-year-old man enter a river to assist a man collapsed on a rock and partially submerged
Volunteer ambulance companies have struggled as training costs and requirements have risen
1 person may have been critically injured by the collapse caused by a box truck that hit a canopy support
Increasing training requirements and shrinking pool of volunteers are impacting recruitment and retention of rural EMS personnel
Some areas of NJ are already experiencing street flooding and challenging travel from heavy rainfall
The lone wolf shooter is our biggest threat, but we need to assess and treat patients just as we would on every other shift
Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during Oregon college campus shooting highlights how it’s done
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
As opioid overdoses rise, more people without medical training will be able to use the drug without a prescription