Search and Rescue K9s Throughout History
Working 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 save humans. Which highly recognizable breed do […]
Landing Zone Safety
The coming of spring and warm weather means more ATV, motorcycle, boating, and other outdoor activity related accidents. This is a good time of the year to remind our first responders about medical helicopter landing zone safety. Life Link III relies on first responders to secure a landing zone for our helicopter prior to […]
RN to EMT Challenge
RN to EMT Transition Over 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 […]
Zika Virus
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Orientation Woes
During 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 complete daily tasks. Ta Da! Orientation is complete. While […]
K9 Rebel
Imagine having a puppy with so much energy and drive that she never stops. Leave her alone and she will chew up anything in sight, including walls! Would you deliberately choose that dog because of her extreme play drive and noisy barking? Well that’s Rebel, a rambunctious, energetic, and talented Labrador retriever from much-awarded hunting […]
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 […]
