EMS Training and Education
Gain confidence in the difference between normal and abnormal breath sounds by auscultating lung sounds on every patient
Regularly reviewing and practicing MCI skills will make sure EMS personnel are ready to act when a major incident happens
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
Steve Whitehead shares the most important number on your cardiac monitor
Santa Fe Community College begins program to help increase specialized care throughout the state
You are on scene with a patient who is complaining of weakness. The vital signs your partner has given you are not very detailed. What are some ways to improve on those findings?
Try these six tips to take some of the pressure off of getting a blood pressure
Blood pressure may be the vital sign we measure the most and understand the least
Instead of “rules” you have been taught to distinguish sinus tach and SVT, follow these assessment and ECG interpretation tips
Boulder Valley students work on EMT certification while interning with a fire department
The program takes its name from the first-ever ambulance service composed of primarily Black paramedics
Survivors, now adults, rely on counseling to cope with trauma of the shooting 25 years ago
Live at FDIC, Better Every Shift cohost Aaron Zamzow is capturing attendees improvement strategies
Chicopee students are partnered with a local ambulance company to have certification by graduation
The Adam Finseth Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in the Emergency Medicine Paramedic or Emergency Medicine Technology programs
Like a ripple effect, one mistake or incorrect assumption can lead to increased negative outcomes for the patient
Eliminate EKG rhythms until there is only one probable interpretation
The bag-valve-mask can save your patient’s life; ensure you’re using it properly with these tools
How do you know you’re getting just the right amount of air into just the right place?
Lincoln Fire & Rescue hosted a Resuscitation Academy workshop for cardiac arrest training
Missoula’s Crisis Intervention Team training is based on actual incidents and focuses on communication, inter-agency networking
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Twin Cities hospitals have cut training opportunities
Monitoring AVPU and other vital signs will help determine if the patient is improving, worsening or responding to treatment
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
OPQRST is an important part of patient assessment and the start of a conversation with the patient about their pain complaint
Help students get the most out of patient assessment scenarios and high-fidelity simulations with these debriefing tips
Realistic scenarios that reflect the patients EMTs and paramedics regularly encounter are critical to preparing students for the challenges of the EMS profession
Consider adding these often-encountered patients to your EMT or paramedic class’s patient assessment drills or high-fidelity patient simulations
UMass Lowell EMS and PrideStar Trinity EMS held a large exercise at Tsongas Center
The Denver Fire Department believes cross-training firefighters will help patients as Denver Health fails to meet response time goals
Memorization of acronyms does not necessarily translate to understanding; here’s a breakdown of what DCAP-BTLS means
Learn how emerging AI applications will impact dispatch, ePCR, education and revenue cycle management
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath: While panic attacks and anxiety attacks share common symptoms, they also have distinct differences
