2016 State of the Program
This 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 new online presentations, redesigned our […]
How to Help During a Mental Health Crisis
Prevalence and Causes Roughly 1 in 5 adults has a mental illness, making it one of the most common health concerns in the United States. While the vast majority of people with a mental health concern are able to manage their illness well with community support, therapy, and medication, others may eventually experience a “mental […]
Why Standard Protocol Matters
Becoming 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 the same time. It is extremely effective to […]
How to be a SAR K9 Handler
Have 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 and having it certified by […]
EMT and Trailing Search Dogs
Ross Butterfield, EMT, is an EMSRB Examiner with Allied Medical Training. Ross is also a K9 Handler of an awesome search and rescue (SAR) dog called Bosco. He brought his enthusiasm for K9 Search and Rescue with him to AMT and recruited me to the Northstar SAR Team. In fact, my dog Coda comes from […]
Search and Rescue Dogs
There are several kinds of search disciplines for K9s and their handlers, and this article discusses the two basic disciplines of all search dogs: trailing and area search. Northstar SAR has dogs and handlers trained in many SAR disciplines. Trailing dogs use a scented article from the missing person and typically follow the path taken […]
K9s and EMTs Working Together
Northstar Search and Rescue (www.northstarSAR.com) is one of the leading K9 search and rescue organizations in Minnesota. I just became a member of it with my German Shepherd pup Coda, now 5 months old and absolutely loving the fun “game” of finding people in the woods and through high grass fields. We were invited to […]
When Code 3 Is Not Fast Enough
We have all heard of the “Golden Hour,” the critical hour in which to get a trauma patient to definitive care to ensure the best chance of survival. Many EMTs and EMRs do not have the luxury of having a Level 1 Trauma Center close by. One of the fastest methods to do this is […]
Tips for a Great Interview
After sending in your stellar resume and cover letter (click here for resume tips, and here for cover letter tips), an employer may decide that you should be interviewed for a job. You’ve already made your first impression on paper, so now it’s time to bring that person on paper to life. Always dress professionally. The […]
New Location
I am excited to announce Allied Medical Training will soon be moving to a new location! We are coming to the end of the lease at our current facility and need more space. Our new location more than doubles our current space and provides up to 5 separate classroom areas, allowing us to hold multiple […]
