The Allied Times

Editor-In-Chief: Jenny Ewen

Original articles from our staff, students, and guest writers. 

Search and Rescue K9s Throughout History

By: Joanne Ewen, JD, EMT, DOT-I, K9 HandlerWorking and training with the Northstar Search and Rescue (SAR) Team has given me a deep appreciation for handlers and their dogs. I became curious about the beginnings of SAR and when dogs were first recognized as having the ability, the willingness, and the desire to track and…

RN to EMT Challenge

RN to EMT TransitionOver the years, several RNs have used our program to add an EMT license to their healthcare qualifications. In order to do this, the RN can take our abbreviated online EMT course (about 30 hours), have current BLS certification, and pass the NREMT Psychomotor Skills Exam, then take the NREMT cognitive exam.Here is…

2016 State of the Program

By: Sean Ewen, MD, EMTExecutive DirectorThis month marks six years since the start of Allied Medical Training. We have witnessed an incredible amount of growth over the years – in student enrollment, size of our training facility, and ourselves as instructors. In 2015, we trained over 270 EMT initial students, recorded our fourth version of…

Orientation Woes

By: Dave Kahat, BA, EMTER Tech & EMT Teaching AssistantDuring any sort of employment orientation, one would expect that a more experienced employee would oversee the new employee for a set period of time. Once a certain set period of time is complete, the company expects the “greenie” to be oriented, and know how to…

How to be a SAR K9 Handler

By: Joanne Ewen, JD, EMT, DOT-IK9 HandlerHave you seen movies or TV shows that highlight a dog tracking a person? The attention is on the dog, but in reality the K9 works closely with its handler. So, what does it take to become a K9 handler for a search and rescue dog?Besides training the dog…

Why Standard Protocol Matters

By: Dave Kahat, BA, EMTER Tech & EMT Teaching AssistantBecoming EMT certified requires a lot of “by the book” training. EMT students memorize certain “normal” vital values. They memorize SAMPLE questions, the OPQRST acronym, and so on and so forth.This computerized, robotic way of looking at emergency scenarios can be both effective and cumbersome at…

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