Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As new information is extracted from the numerous obstacles encountered on the battlefield, new equipment and procedures are developed to decrease the number of fatalities experienced in the both the combat and training environments. This information is used to predict the candidate’s success in any particular MOS.

Paramedic 52

Paramedic E-9-1-1 EMT EMT 52

EMS 12-Lead

MARCH 30, 2024

We will be using redacted information from different cases where paramedics attempted TCP in the field. The patient is re-assessed once secured in the ambulance. The paramedics begin CPR. CPR is performed with manual compressions as no mechanical CPR device is available. Intubation is attempted, but unsuccessful.

CPR 312

CPR Paramedic Ambulance Defibrillator 312

EMS 12-Lead

MAY 15, 2024

We will be using redacted information from different cases where paramedics attempted TCP in the field. In this call, paramedics arrived on scene to find a patient apneic and pulseless with CPR in progress by first responders (AED had an unknown unshockable rhythm). Details are edited and redacted to preserve patient anonymity.

Epinephrine 331

Epinephrine Paramedic CPR EMT 331

EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A) Start CPR, you cant use an AED on a wet patient. B) Expose the patients chest, dry off the chest, apply AED, start CPR. C) Make sure the scene is safe, expose the patients chest, dry with a towel, start CPR while your partner applies the AED D) Expose the patients chest, apply AED, Start CPR. C) Informed consent.

EMT 98

EMT EMT CPR Ambulance 98

Paramedic Training Spot

JANUARY 20, 2022

The CPR course typically takes 4 to 8 hours to complete. With your CPR card in hand, you must then attend another course to earn an emergency medical technician certification. Some ambulance agencies provide paramedic training in house. There is an immense amount of information packed into the didactic phase of the program.

Paramedic 52

Paramedic Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Services EMT 52

Utah's Paramedic and EMS Academy

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With every second counting, your ambulance races towards the scene, lights flashing and sirens blaring. Upon arrival, you quickly assess the situation and spring into action, working to save a man's life through CPR and defibrillation. As a Utah EMT, responding to a cardiac arrest call is an adrenaline rush.

EMT 52

EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician Defibrillator 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We might consider how long the child has been in cardiac arrest – the longer the time, particularly if there was any time without CPR, the less likely they are to regain circulation. We might consider information about their medical history, particularly if they have an advanced care plan, DNACPR or ReSPECT form.

CPR 131

CPR OR Ambulance 131

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A 12-year-old male is being transported by ambulance after a road traffic accident. This is referred to as CPR I nduced C onsciousness ( CPRIC ). Education and re-education should be offered where this information or knowledge is lacking, whether in the pre-hospital or hospital settings. His name is Ben.

E-9-1-1 135

E-9-1-1 Emergency Department ED CPR 135

Paramedic Training Spot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Besides going over the basic lifesaving skill of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, you will learn the legal side of medicine, such as HIPAA, and emergencies that bring not only the end, but a new start, to life. In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation.

EMT 52

EMT EMT EMR Emergency Medical Technician 52

EMT Training Station

MARCH 10, 2023

They all require a watch or some other means to accurately record the information. It gives you all of the pertinent information you need. This information is used to determine patient stability, if they can or can not administer life-saving medications, and even how the victim is responding to medical interventions.

EMT 52

EMT EMT Paramedic EMS 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

He reportedly told his family "I think I'm having a heart attack", then they immediately drove him to the ED, and he was able to ambulate into the triage area before he collapsed and became unresponsive. CPR was initiated immediately. It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation.

ACS 52

ACS CPR CAD Heart Attack 52

NAEMSP

MARCH 13, 2023

Upon arrival to the ambulance, the EMT notices that the patient’s heart rate is 22 bpm. They begin CPR en route to the emergency department where the patient’s rhythm deteriorates into asystole. How does she appropriately analyze the data in order to obtain the right information? Further resuscitation is futile, and she dies.

EMS 52

EMS Emergency Medical Services EMT EMT 52

NVFC

MARCH 18, 2025

During the COVID pandemic, Denniston realized that a different method of instruction would be needed to educate firefighters during this unprecedented time, so he started a series of weekly webinars to help keep responders and leaders informed. For more information, please call 800-323-0244 or visit www.darley.com.

Firefighter 105

Firefighter First Responder EMT EMT 105

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Ali, a 12-year-old male, is pre-alerted by ambulance to ED. The pre-alert from the ambulance states his GCS is 12 (E3V4M5), moving all 4 limbs with an obvious large haematoma to the back of his head. This information allows clinicians to consider the patient’s condition, anticipated interventions, and required resources.

E-9-1-1 59

E-9-1-1 CPR Ambulance ED 59

Peter Canning

APRIL 3, 2025

The Investigation team of a local news station ran a story about ambulance response times in Hartford. The ambulance response was delayed. According to the I-team, ambulance responses in Hartford take an average of 11 minutes. The state and the ambulance companies say the ambulance response was 6 minutes and 50 seconds.

Ambulance 52

Ambulance First Responder EMS Defibrillator 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 18, 2025

He suffered another cardiac arrest in the ICU with ROSC after another dose of epinephrine and one round of CPR. Complicating assessment is a lack of information at critical points in the patient's evaluation. The patient was transferred to the ICU on pressors, where a repeat bedside echo showed an LVEF of 10-15%.

ED 81

ED ACS ICU OR 81