Speaking Up, Speaking out: Empowering new graduates to speak up for safety

Did you get out the door in less than 90 seconds? Whether it brings pride or nightmares, this is the most common quality improvement question asked. However, there are other national quality benchmark...

12 Apr 20241h 1min

Communication, advocacy, and even history-taking are all behaviors engrained in the EMS provider. In fact, we can all think of an educator, preceptor, or partner who helped teach and role-model these ...

26 Mar 20241h 2min

Survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest continues to be a benchmark for EMS Agencies across the globe. Focuses on chest compression quality and early defibrillation have led to substantial improv...

11 Mar 202458min

Checklists have become a part of every EMS provider's day. We use them to check in our ambulances, ensure we have all our equipment, and help us prepare for low-frequency skills. However, can a checkl...

26 Feb 20241h 1min

While most cardiac dysrhythmias fit nicely into a treatment algorithm, atrial fibrillation stands out as lacking clear-cut treatment guidelines. Concerns over patient outcome, risk of potential stroke...

16 Feb 20241h 7min

Mental health has long been a focus of the overall well-being of the EMS provider. However, should training in stress management start sooner, perhaps during initial education? Can meditation help imp...

3 Feb 20241h 1min

The inherent risk of injury and illness comes with most jobs, more so in the first responder community. Working on the front lines during disasters, roadway collisions, and violent encounters, paramed...

8 Jan 20241h 1min

Join us for this end-of-year special edition of the PCRF Education Research Journal Club when each of our panelists will share a favorite article from the educational literature in 2023.

5 Jan 20241h 2min