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Considerations for Instructors: How to Fight a High-Rise Building Fire
The height of high-rise buildings put fires beyond the reach of routine ground-based operations and deprive the fire department of using exterior ground ladders for rescues and firefighting, even with aerial apparatus. Read on to learn how best to fight a fire in a high-rise building. -
Enhancing Paramedic Training Courses: Strategies and Insights for Instructors
Read on to learn more about the value of improved paramedic training including the strategies and resources instructors are leveraging to do so effectively. -
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Tips for Teaching Pediatric Care in EMS: ‘Listen, Be Honest With Patients, and Look Out for Your Peers’
Pediatric care expert Mike McEvoy discusses the best approaches to teaching first responders how to care for sick or injured children in the field. -
Training For Resilience: How Instructors Are Approaching First Responder Mental Health
First responders often experience mental health issues at higher rates than the general public. Learn approaches to help students in your cohort prepare in advance and seek help when they need it. -
EMS Fatigue is a Serious Problem. Better Education Can Solve It.
Battling fatigue is a serious issue with EMS workers. There is some evidence now suggesting that good education can reduce fatigue-related incidents. -
Firefighter Training Ideas and Topics for Instructors
Here are the most important lessons, tips and tricks to convey to firefighter students heading into the field today. -
The Scene is Never Safe: How Situational Awareness Can Be a First Responder’s Most Important Skill
Ensuring scene safety is a dynamic process requiring constant reassessment. Learn how to incorporate this critical skill in your teaching. -
EMS Recertification: Why CAPCE-Approved Courses Are Essential for Online Continuing Education
Considering online continuing education (CE) for EMS training? Read on to learn why CAPCE credit, or credit from the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education, is essential to continuing education, and the integral part it plays in online training with Recert. -
When Heatwaves Scorch the U.S., Teaching Firefighters and EMTs How to Manage Heat-Related Injuries Takes Center Stage
Are you prepared for a heat wave? Are your students? Read on to learn how to get your EMS students ready for what will inevitably be a scorching summer season across the country. -
In Emergency Medical Services, Continuing Education Should Occur Year-Round
Yes, recertification is time-consuming, stressful, and mandatory. But there are reasons to take continuing education courses as an EMS professional after you've achieved your recertification.
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Customer Spotlight Q&A: Dr. Mandy Gattis Enhances Her Passion for First Responder Mental Health Through the Mental Health Resilience Officer Course
Dr. Mandy Gattis, Project Coordinator at South Carolina EMS Association, talks about her experience taking the NAEMT Mental Health Resilience Officer course and how it's shaped her expertise and experience in her job.Full story
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Customer Spotlight: St. George Fire Protection District Prepares the Next Generation of EMTs with the PSG EMT Training Solution
Justin Arnone, Chief of Medical Services at St. George Fire Protection District, talks about his organization's success using the PSG EMT 12E training solution and Navigate to train and prepare the next generation of EMTs.Full story
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Recognizing the Symptoms of Hypothermia: What You Need to Know
Hypothermia happens when heat loss occurs faster than heat production and the body’s core temperature falls below 95°F (35°C). One incorrect assumption associated with hypothermia is that it only relates to cold outdoor exposure. Hypothermia can happen any time of year and can even happen indoors on a sunny summer day.Full story
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How to Enhance Your Classroom with the Competency Tracker 2022
Are you providing your students with the latest materials for success? Take a look at some of the most important features in Fisdap's all-new Competency Tracker.Full story
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Medical Director Discusses the Importance of Evidence-Based Content for EMS Recertification
Evidence-based medicine uses the scientific method to organize and apply current data to improve health care decisions. Despite its ubiquitous usage in health care, it is relatively new to prehospital care. Is it time for a change?Full story