EMS1

5 questions to guide EMS transport decisions

You are on scene with a patient who has sustained a significant injury; how do you decide whether to use red lights and ...
Times Observer

Answering the call: Northern Pennsylvania Regional College launches EMT training program

Northern Pennsylvania Regional College will offer an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course beginning in February, introducing a new learning format designed to increase accessibility and ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Santa Barbara Paramedic Flips Traditional Patient Assessment on Its Head

Veteran paramedic and EMS educator Mark Rock’s new patient assessment model is now mandated policy for paramedics in Ventura ...
WLTX19

Want to become an EMT? Here's a good place to start

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Division of Fire and Life Safety is offering a course to become an emergency medical technician (EMT). Subjects will include patient assessment, airway management, ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Answering the call for more women in EMS: Ambulance simulator prepares students for critical calls

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Being an emergency medical technician or paramedic is uniquely challenging. You have to assess patients and may have to transport them in an ambulance, all while dealing with ...
EMS1

Pediatric ED readiness guidance could save thousands of lives — and EMS has a role to play

Here’s what EMS providers should know about the updated standards, national assessments and opportunities to improve ...
Firehouse

The Pain Assessment for Your EMS Department

When buildings, land, apparatus, equipment and other assets are included as part of EMS departments, the agencies are multimillion-dollar organizations. Thus, they are businesses, and they must be ...

EMS brings emergency responder training to West Perry students

Landisburg EMS is bringing emergency medical responder training into the classroom at West Perry High School, offering students a one-semester course designed to build practical lifesaving skills and ...