Calls involving drugs and alcohol can be challenging for EMS providers. Not only do many of us have strong opinions or emotions about these substances, but some EMS providers may...

Sometimes, in EMS, we get in a bit over our heads. It’s important to get comfortable calling for additional resources or a higher level of care to ensure our patients...

In EMS, sometimes it’s all you can do to get a person to the hospital alive, and it’s okay to celebrate that victory.

Before reading this post, we encourage you to read “Behavioral and Mental Health Emergency Response” as it lays a solid foundation for managing patients experiencing behavioral or mental health emergencies.Once...

Many communities in the US do not have an established mental health crisis response, which means this work often falls on law enforcement officers or EMS providers. Because many regions...

Effective 2025, all nationally registered EMS providers must meet adjusted continuing education requirements set forth by the NREMT

NREMT is changing the testing process for AEMT students, which will go into effect July 1, 2024. Instead of a psychomotor exam, a Student Minimum Competencies (SMC) matrix will be established. Each state EMS Office will establish passing requirements, and students must meet these minimum competencies as part of their program graduation requirements. Each state will be asked to consider the following when setting their SMCs1:

Individuals on the autism spectrum experience medical emergencies and call EMS just like anyone else, so here are five tips to help you provide great care to your patients:

As discussed in our 2021 article on opioid abuse, the rate of opioid use has been on the rise for decades. In recent years, the US has seen an...

Updates to ExaminationThe National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) has announced a new project to deliver an updated ALS certification examination and simultaneously phase out the ALS psychomotor exams....