SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Insufficient sleep impacts decision-making, wellness and risk-taking, putting providers and patients at risk
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Learn how to anticipate, recognize, and manage violent patient encounters to minimize danger to yourself and the patient
Recommendations from SAE describe specific testing standards to minimize the risk of injury to providers and patients during an ambulance collision
An injured responder becomes a liability on scene, requiring more resources for treatment and transport and delaying treatment to the initial patient
The only thing between me and certain death at the hands of a psychopath is a seat belt and portable radio
We laugh about our own fatigue-related episodes, but such gallows humor belittles the real issue that lies beneath
Expand your knowledge of EMS care beyond rote memorization and you’ll soon realize that you are rarely withholding care
Current uses of tourniquets for prehospital bleeding control
An ‘Eagleholic’ learns and shares the latest on resuscitation guidelines, stroke management, community paramedicine, dispatch, quality and patient safety from 2016 Gathering of Eagles
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
