Tracheostomy. Laryngoectomy. Inner cannulas. Outer cannulas. Obturators. What the ???
If you’re looking for more in-depth education on how to best care for your patient with a tracheostomy, you’ve come to the right place! Or, if you’re looking for an hour of that hard-to-find Medical: Special Healthcare Needs CE for your NREMT… you’ve also come to the right place! This education won’t turn you into an RT overnight, but you should gain more confidence in caring for these special patients, young and old. Click on the “more” link below to find the education and other information.
That piece of cheesecake isn’t going to instantly give you the “suga’ diabetes”, but learn what does contribute to this condition including those factors completely out of our control. The pathophysiology is kind of heavy in this course, but you’ll understand the condition well beyond a glucometer reading. As always, please learn from this CE but always follow your local protocol for treatment guidelines. Click “more” below to download the education and see what this course is worth for your recertification needs.
Left sided heart failure, right sided, congestive heart failure, advanced heart failure, systolic, diastolic… and don’t forget what the kidneys do to make things worse! Whew! No wonder heart failure can be a dreaded topic for EMS. However, we’re offering a CE to help clarify the confusion and dig deep into the what’s and why’s of the heart failure patient, their medications, and how we can optimize their care in the prehospital setting. Click on the “more” link below to expand the page and find the link for the educational material.
There are many causes for altered mental status and just as many causes of seizures… some related, some not. This CE explores both and goes in depth in the role of the GABA and glutamate receptors. They are not only the major receptors involved in regulating neural activity, but we target GABA receptors with our prehospital medications. The education also takes a look at the common benzodiazepines used to control most seizures, and why delays to treatment can cause harm. Click on the “more” link below to access the educational pdf and more.
Fentanyl and morphine… the meat n’ potatoes of a paramedic’s analgesia toolbox. But, how well do you understand how these drugs work in the body? Why does fentanyl kick in quicker, but doesn’t last as long as morphine? How do you manage unusual situations, such as a patient with cancer taking more milligrams of morphine each day than you carry in the box? Can you help her through the breakthrough pain? And what’s this methadone stuff? Click on the “more” link below to find the link to the pdf education, learn, and earn some CE in the process — hint: NREMT recerts using the 2016 curricula… you need the Toxicological Emergencies credit, don’t ya?
An ambulance crash should be on no one’s bucket list, but they still happen far too often in our profession. This education explores the facts, the “8 minute response” rule, and what we can do to prevent the unnecessary injury and death. The CE can be used towards your NREMT Operations: Ambulance Safety core needs. Although it takes a peek at UMC EMS’ policies on ambulance safety, keep in your own agency’s policies and culture of safety in the back of your mind. Your ideas can prevent the next injury or death. Click on the “more” link below to find the education link and other important information.
Transporting kiddos in the ambulance – really, how hard can it be? Just have mom hold the little one as you bounce down the road and… 
All bleeding stops eventually. One of our goals though is to stop the bleeding earlier rather than later. This Trauma Tourniquets CE covers one area of severe hemorrhage control: Arterial bleeding from an extremity.
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If you’re looking for that elusive Affective Characteristics education for your NREMT NCCP recertification, look no further!
Acute pain is one of the most common reasons why EMS is called, but can also be one of the more controversial topics to tackle for prehospital medicine.
The kidneys… superheros in their own right. Why should the brain and heart get all the credit when these mega-filters detoxify the blood, remove excess fluid, produce hormones, regulate pH, and so much more?
The “heart pump” population grows every year. And usually, it’s the left ventricular that requires assistance from the pump, so we see more patients with an LVAD (left ventricular assist device) every year. Taking care of patients with any ventricular assist device (VAD) is such a big concern that even the NREMT now requires at least half an hour of education specifically towards this life-saving technology. What we do in the prehospital setting can help or harm these patients.
To “stem the tide” is a nautical term where the ship is turn headlong into a surging tide or wave, which could otherwise tip a vessel if hit broadside.
Kids bounce, right? 
As both technology and our geriatric population grows, paramedics are now treating more patients with internal pacemaker/internal cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) than ever before. But, how much do we actually *know* about these lifesaving devices?