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Burns Classification and Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide for EMS
Learn burn depth classification, body surface area estimation using the rule of nines, burn center referral criteria, and prehospital burn management.
Water Rescue Awareness: Safety Principles for EMS Providers
Understand water rescue hazards, the reach-throw-row-go hierarchy, personal flotation device requirements, and how EMS coordinates with water rescue teams.
July 2, 2026
Musculoskeletal Injuries and Splinting Techniques for EMTs
Master the assessment and splinting of fractures, dislocations, and sprains. Learn proper splinting principles, device selection, and neurovascular assessment.
May 31, 2026
Pelvic Fractures and Associated Injuries: High-Risk Trauma Management
Pelvic fractures carry high mortality due to massive hemorrhage. Learn to recognize pelvic instability, manage associated injuries, and prioritize rapid transport.
May 29, 2026
Chest Injuries: Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, and Flail Chest Assessment
Learn to identify and manage life-threatening chest injuries in the field, including tension pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, and flail chest with pulmonary contusion.
May 28, 2026
Wound Care and Bandaging Techniques for EMS Providers
Learn proper wound assessment, bleeding control, bandaging techniques, and wound care principles for the prehospital setting.
May 26, 2026
Soft Tissue Injuries: Assessment and Management for EMS Providers
Learn to assess and manage soft tissue injuries including contusions, abrasions, lacerations, avulsions, crush injuries, and compartment syndrome.
May 15, 2026
Head Injury Assessment: GCS Scoring and Pupil Checks in the Field
Master the Glasgow Coma Scale, pupil assessment, and systematic approach to head injury evaluation in the prehospital setting.
May 4, 2026
Spinal Cord Injury Assessment: A Complete EMS Field Guide
Learn how to recognize and assess spinal cord injuries in the prehospital setting, including mechanism of injury evaluation, neurological exams, and spinal motion restriction protocols.
April 20, 2026
Burn Assessment and Treatment for EMTs: Classification and Management
Learn burn classification, severity assessment, and field management for the NREMT exam. Covers thermal, chemical, and electrical burns with the rule of nines.
April 2, 2026
Bleeding Control and Hemorrhage Management for EMTs
Master hemorrhage control techniques for the NREMT exam. Covers direct pressure, tourniquets, wound packing, hemostatic agents, and hemorrhagic shock management.
March 6, 2026
Spinal Motion Restriction for EMTs: Current Guidelines and Decision-Making
Updated guidelines for spinal motion restriction in the prehospital setting. Learn when to immobilize, when not to, and the evidence behind current practice.
February 19, 2026
Trauma Assessment for EMTs: Primary and Secondary Survey Guide
Learn the systematic approach to trauma assessment. Covers scene size-up, primary assessment, rapid trauma assessment, and secondary survey for the NREMT exam.
January 28, 2026
Trauma Center Triage Criteria and Field Decisions
Review the physiologic, anatomic, and mechanism criteria that drive trauma center destination decisions.
April 17, 2025
Pediatric Trauma: Special Considerations
Children differ anatomically and physiologically. Learn what changes in assessment and management.
April 3, 2025
Hypothermia and Cold Injuries in Trauma Patients
Cold patients bleed more and die more. Learn how to prevent and treat hypothermia on every trauma call.
March 20, 2025
Pelvic and Long Bone Fractures in Trauma
Understand blood loss from fractures and how pelvic binders and traction splints work.
March 6, 2025
Abdominal Trauma: Solid and Hollow Organ Injuries
Know which organs are injured by blunt and penetrating mechanisms and what findings signal internal bleeding.
February 20, 2025
Shock Classification and the Stages of Hemorrhage
Differentiate hypovolemic, cardiogenic, obstructive, and distributive shock and recognize the four classes of blood loss.
February 6, 2025
Spinal Motion Restriction: Current Best Practice
Learn when to restrict spinal motion, how selective protocols work, and why long boards are used less often.
January 23, 2025
Hemorrhage Control: Tourniquets and Wound Packing
Review the modern approach to life-threatening bleeding, from direct pressure to tourniquets and hemostatic gauze.
January 9, 2025
Chest Trauma: Tension Pneumothorax and Flail Chest
Differentiate life-threatening chest injuries and know the correct interventions for each.
December 4, 2024
Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment and Management
Use the Glasgow Coma Scale, recognize herniation signs, and apply the basics of oxygenation and perfusion.
November 19, 2024
Crush Injury and Crush Syndrome
Learn why releasing a trapped limb can be dangerous and how early fluid therapy protects the kidneys and heart.
November 5, 2024
Blast Injuries: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary
Understand the four mechanisms of blast injury and which organs are most at risk from each.
October 22, 2024
Chemical and Electrical Burns: Prehospital Care
Chemical and electrical burns hide deeper damage than they show. Learn scene safety and treatment priorities.
October 3, 2024
Inhalation Injury and Airway Burns
Recognize the signs of thermal and toxic inhalation injury and know when early airway control saves lives.
September 19, 2024
Burn Assessment: Rule of Nines and Burn Depth
Estimate burn surface area accurately and classify burns by depth to guide care and destination decisions.
September 5, 2024