By: James EwenIn the recent election cycle, as it is in all modern elections, healthcare was a common thread. With the news of a win for Donald Trump comes the trepidation of some 20 million people who are insured through the Affordable Care Act, a law that Trump has been outspoken about repealing as one…

By: Sonia TagliareniIn 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…

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…

By: Marven Ewen, MD, Medical DirectorSometimes working in an ER is a lot like flying an airplane: hours of uneventful flying interspersed with moments of extreme challenge. Just when you are finding yourself relaxing into the routine flight, you are jarred into attention by a blaring alarm. This is what it was like for me…

By: Jenny Ewen, BA, EMT, Marketing & Student ServicesHalloween is the night for kids to dress up as someone else, and go door-to-door asking for candy. Put that simply, it sounds like a pretty strange tradition. It is thought to have started in ancient times with the Celtic festival of Samhain, where bonfires were lit…

By: Kory L. Sandoz, EMT, EMDThere 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…

By: Simone FlynnOne 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…

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…

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!