National Firefighter Health Week Podcast: Behavioral Health

National Firefighter Health Week aims to promote overall health for fire and emergency service personnel. This podcast focuses on the psychological and behavioral health of firefighters and first responders who witness traumatic events in the field. Listen to the Behavioral Health Podcast here.

It’s National Firefighter Health Week!

August 16-20th is National Firefighter Health Week. This is a weeklong initiative to educate fire and emergency service professionals, as well as the community, about safety issues first responders face.

This year’s theme is “Only You Can Keep It Strong. Are You Up For The Challenge?”

Each day of National Firefighter Health Week is dedicated to a different health issue firefighters and emergency service personnel face:
Monday August 16th is Head Strong (Behavioral Health)
Tuesday August 17th is Respond Strong – Put it On (Protective Equipment)
Wednesday August 18th is Strong at Heart (Heart Health)
Thursday August 19th is Stand Strong Against Cancer (Cancer)
Friday August 20th is Strength for Life (Nutrition & Physical Fitness)

iResQ: The iPhone App for EMS Professionals

The iResQ iPhone App is a must have for all EMS professionals, paramedics and first responders. The app allows the paramedic to enter patient information such as height, weight and age to get preloaded information about medications, drips, vents, and other critical procedures.

If you are a paramedic, first responder or other EMS professional, the iResQ App can help you be prepared for emergency procedures. Simply search iTunes for iResQ to download.

NEW Courses: Fire Officer and Hazmat

Kaplan Continuing Education has launched two new online fire training courses designed to keep your skills current: "Hazardous Material (Hazmat)," and "Fire Officer: Principles and Practice."

The Hazmat course satisfies NFPA's requirements for first responders and the Fire Officer course addresses topics such as the IAFC/IAFF Firefighter Safety and Deployment study and more.

New Medic Monthly Course: DNR Orders for Patients with Terminal Illnesses

Kaplan Continuing Education's new medic monthly course will focus on Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders for patients with terminal illnesses. The training will be for paramedics and first responders and will teach them how to deal, both legally and ethically, with these types of cases. Nothing is harder than standing over a patient and not being able to do anything; but with this training, paramedics and first responders will be well prepared should they face this tough situation.

Kaplan Sponsors National EMS Week

Kaplan Continuing Education is a proud sponsor of the American College of Emergency Physicians' National EMS Week.

KCE will honor the EMS community, including EMTs, first responders, paramedics and firefighters, between May 16 and May 22, 2010 for their dedication to providing lifesaving services.

Online Continuing Education: EMS Courses for Paramedics & First Responders

Kaplan Continuing Education provides EMS online continuing education courses for paramedics and first responders as a part of their EMT continuing education programs.

As a part of this online training for paramedics and first responders, KCE's Dr. Steven Katz has created Medic Monthly modules focusing on topics such as infectious disease and hepatitis.