Audience: EMTs, AEMTs, and Paramedics who are recertifying their NREMT or NREMT candidates who are requiring remediation for the testing process. NREMT Accepted: These NAEMT courses are CAPCE approved and meet the NREMT requirement of being state EMS approved or CAPCE approved. Course Format: In-person lecture. Attendance Requirement: All hours must be attended. Make-up classes are not […]
Fire Gets Nod on New EMS Program
The Marion Board of Health heard from the Fire Department on a new EMS program during the former’s January 20 public meeting. “It’s really a changing dynamic in the fire service in that we want to learn more about our community and learn different ways where we can help people in our community,” explained Fire […]
NHTSA announces Release of 2021 National Education Standards
After a community-wide, collaborative effort, the newly updated National EMS Education Standards are now available. The standards outline the critical topics to be covered in the initial education of EMS clinicians, based on the latest version of the National EMS Scope of Practice Model as well as recent research and best practices. The document defines […]
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Getting Answers: EMS Staffing Shortages
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM)–When you call 9-1-1 in an emergency, you expect someone to show up. In the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, first responders were applauded by the public, going out and doing the work while most of the country stayed at home. But one segment of those first responders, arguably the most important […]
5 Steps to Address Physical and Cognitive Issues in an Aging EMS Workforce
There is overwhelming anecdotal evidence but little published data indicating that older EMS practitioners struggle to perform their duties. Physical and cognitive decline affects us all, but may impact our older caregivers in more pronounced ways. EMS leaders need to balance safety, dignity and confusing legal parameters in dealing with this issue. At the end […]