Crew Resource Management (CRM) or non-technical skills are the social, cognitive, and personal resource skills that complement a worker's technical skills. Initially developed in the air transport industry, CRM training has been adopted by all branches of the United States military and is being integrated into both the medical and emergency services.
Course Type: Full-Length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Burnout among EMS professionals has negative effects for agencies, providers, and patients. Nevertheless, traditional interventions for reducing burnout are often focused on the individual and fail to address the true systematic causes. In this course, Dr. Remle Crowe will discuss the latest research and present organizational-level strategies to reduce and prevent burnout at your EMS agency.
Course Type: Full-Length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Sporting events, concerts, fairs, political gatherings, and graduations are just a few events that can take place within your community. As EMS providers, what do you need to do to keep attendees safe and well? This course will discuss ways to partner with the event planner and why you need to have a written emergency medical plan for all high-stakes events within your community.
Course Type: Full-Length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
New Haven (CT) Fire Chief John Alston discusses the fundamentals of extricating a patient from a vehicle crash.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 10 min
Justin Mann reviews three ways of deploying the Modified Minuteman hose load.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 5 min
Adam Hansen and Anthony Deko review considerations for removing access panels on rooftop units when investigating HVAC calls.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 5 min
Walt Lewis and company look at different means of obtaining entrance to gated communities.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 5 min
Paul Dansbach investigates some of the challenges firefighters might face when stretching a line into a commercial occupancy.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 10 min
Paulie Capo and company demonstrate the rope-assisted drag and the pike pole/roof hook carry. They also show firefighters completing the "drag gauntlet" drill.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 10 min
Paulie Capo and company have some additional methods for moving a down firefighter up and down stairs, including a maneuver for a lone firefighter.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 5 min
Katie Johnson and company demonstrate a way to use webbing to help a lone firefighter advance a larger hoseline and flow water.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 5 min
David Rhodes, Scott Brantley, and company discuss using an aerial ladder to construct a simple system for lowering a victim to the ground.
Course Type: Short Video
Course Duration: 10 min