New EMT Refresher Requirements for 2017
Many EMTs are already familiar with the standards for refreshing their license every two years. Up until March 31, 2016, taking a 24-hour refresher course and completing a formal skills exam fulfilled the MN EMSRB standards for license renewal. For those renewing their NREMT certification as well, it required the MN standards in addition to […]
What Can EMS Do to Treat an Opioid Overdose?
In 2014, drug overdoses claimed the lives of 47,055 Americans, with opioid overdoses driving the epidemic. Two years later, drug addiction and overdoses remain prominent issues in the United States. While overdoses can be deadly, timely medical services can save a life, and the proper follow-up treatment can ensure the person is not at risk of another […]
Pandemic Planning for EMS
There is really no question as to if we will have another pandemic. The only question is when it will occur and how severe it will be. What is a pandemic? A pandemic is a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a high proportion of the population because they have little […]
Guest Post: Could Your Child Be Abusing Substances?
It’s not easy for a parent to admit that their teen is abusing substances. If you’re like other parents, you are baffled and frustrated, wondering how this could be happening. Early intervention is crucial — learn the indications of drug and alcohol abuse in teens, so you have a chance to stop this behavior before […]
Anti-Overdose Drug Should Be More Freely Available
One of the most memorable scenes in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is when Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) overdoses on heroin, thinking it was cocaine, and is saved by an emergency shot of adrenaline into her heart. That likely wouldn’t work in real life, but there is a medication that might: naloxone, an opioid antagonist that blocks […]
We’re A Top 10 Best EMS Website!
Every year Pacific Medical Training releases a list of the 10 Best EMS Websites every year – and this year, Allied Medical Training won an award and a slot in the top 10 best EMS websites! Thanks to Pacific Medical Training for checking us out!
Medical Questions Are Hard: Use A Winning Strategy
Medical certification exams, especially in the EMS field, are known for their challenging multiple choice questions. Preparing a strategy, and practicing it, is necessary to excel in these exams. Here is my method for answering these questions. Also available below is a video presentation of this method. 1. Don’t look at the answers yet. Cover up […]
The Cover Letter Dilemma: Yeah, You Need One
EMS was called to the parking lot of a grocery store by a bystander who r I know, I know, it’s the one of the worst parts of applying for a job and you’re probably asking yourself who reads those things anyway. And you’re mostly right – about 83% of employers either skip past the […]
Banish the Beast: Test Anxiety
You’re walking along, about to step into the pedestrian crosswalk on a green light, when out of nowhere a car screeches around the corner and rushes past just inches from you. You stop, put a hand on your chest as if to hold in your pounding heart, feel a cold shiver run through your entire […]
How to Become a SAR K9 Handler
Northstar SAR Team requires each handler to be a SAR Technician II, and just last weekend a group of five of us K9 handlers completed the SAR Tech II field exams and we all passed! This was the second and final component of the national credentialing process through NASAR (National Association of Search and Rescue). […]