EMS Training and Education
A prospective EMR鈥檚 guide to skills, duties and career options
Steve Whitehead shares CPAP contraindications
Take your time to get that tube smoothly, non-traumatically into trachea on 1st pass
Find out if you are on the road to a successful EMS career or on a short trip to burnout
Avoid these mistakes to onboard EMTs who will thrive in EMS, and give their all to your agency
Any EMS provider can improve their patient care and assessment by thinking like a remote-area medic
Steve Whitehead wants you to consider this one thing before pulling out the plastic tubes
Kate Boyd Dernocoeur contemplates the art and science of prehospital care, and how streetsense enhances the skills learned in EMS training
How communities are saving lives by understanding where and when overdoses occur
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Learn how to separate atrial activity from ventricular activity when interpreting a rhythm strip and the atrial flutter waves will stand out
Don鈥檛 let this exam end your firefighting career before it starts
Get the facts on paramedic careers 鈥� from training and licensing to job opportunities and salary ranges
Understand why blood pressure and heart rate may not be a good early indicator of a hypovolemic shock state
A review of shock stages, signs and symptoms and treatments for the EMT or paramedic student
Despite a lack of evidence, applying a splint effectively has been and will likely continue to be a mainstay of EMS practice
Application of an EtCO2 sampling device and waveform monitoring, especially during bag-valve mask ventilation, is well within the capability of EMTs
Going back to the basics ensures a smooth EtCO2 reading and creates a calming environment for both the patient and provider
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A pee color chart can help EMTs, paramedics and firefighters know if they are properly hydrated
Reverse the process that鈥檚 causing the system to fail and fill your openings with the right people, not just the available ones
Are you an expert on the chemical restraint drugs available to you in the field? You should be.
First responders from the Quad-Cities region worked on rescue task force and EMS best practices
While mechanism doesn鈥檛 reliably predict injury, it does serve as the foundation for 3 early and critical decisions
As a medic you are a caregiver and a human body mechanic, not a parts replacer; educate yourself like one
Paramedic Weena Doyle of Narberth Ambulance was one of three recipients of a $5,000 memorial scholarship
The most successful practitioners are those who consider themselves to be lifelong learners 鈥� are you moving forward?
Training involves 31 school districts across five counties to prepare students for a career in EMS
Push your ego aside as you focus on the things you don鈥檛 know and challenge yourself to be better than your last shift
Attendees receive direct, real-time feedback from EMS leaders worldwide
The program covers tuition, books and fees in exchange for two years of service
Multiple agencies participated in a drill at Fort Harrison involving protestors blocking a roadway
