All Categories

Thirty-five practical EMS lessons of 15 minutes or less — seven per category for prehospital paramedics. Pick a category for a suggested path, or scroll for every published session.

Learn by Category

MARCH hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax, SMR, TBI, pelvic binder, burns, and trauma triage destination.

7 lessons

Cardiac & ECG

Systematic ECG, AV blocks, tachycardia stability, WCT, PEA, fine VF vs asystole, and ROSC care.

7 lessons

Medical

Shock, sepsis, stroke, AMS, anaphylaxis, diabetic emergencies, and overdose toxidromes.

7 lessons

Meds & Pharma

Dosing safety, fentanyl, epinephrine, naloxone, ketamine framing, push-dose pressors, and med rights.

7 lessons

Trauma

MARCH hemorrhage, tension pneumothorax, SMR, TBI, pelvic binder, burns, and trauma triage.

7 lessons

All Lessons

All 35 published sessions sitewide.

Trauma

Trauma Triage & Destination

10 min

Field trauma triage: physiologic and anatomic criteria themes, mechanism, special populations, and why the right hospital matters.

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Trauma

Burn Assessment Essentials

12 min

Prehospital burn care: airway smoke risk, stop the burning, TBSA estimation themes, cooling limits, fluid pathway awareness, and destination.

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Trauma

Pelvic Injury & Binder Thinking

10 min

Unstable pelvic injury recognition for EMS: mechanism, binder application framing, hemorrhage control linkage, and packaging.

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Trauma

Traumatic Brain Injury Basics

12 min

Prehospital TBI priorities: airway/oxygenation, avoid hypotension and hypoxia, herniation signs, and transport decisions.

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Trauma

Spinal Motion Restriction Decisions

10 min

Spinal motion restriction for paramedics: selective immobilization thinking, c-collar and stretcher roles, and when longboards hurt more than help.

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Trauma

Tension Pneumothorax Recognition

10 min

Tension pneumothorax for EMS: obstructive shock pattern, mechanism and unilateral findings, late tracheal deviation, differentials, and protocol-bound decompression framing.

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Trauma

Massive Hemorrhage First

10 min

Massive hemorrhage first for paramedics: MARCH order, tourniquets, wound packing, pelvic binder thinking, hypothermia prevention, and internal-bleed transport priorities.

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Meds & Pharma

Push-Dose Pressors Education

12 min

Push-dose pressor education for paramedics: temporary BP bridge concept, dilution discipline, indication themes, and error risks. Protocol-only — not dosing orders.

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Meds & Pharma

Ketamine Field Framing

10 min

Ketamine in EMS education: analgesia and sedation contexts, dissociation awareness, airway monitoring, and protocol-only use. Not dosing orders.

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Meds & Pharma

Naloxone: Smart Use

10 min

Smart naloxone use for EMS: restore ventilation, titrate when protocol allows, airway first, and avoid unnecessary violent withdrawal.

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Meds & Pharma

Epinephrine: Anaphylaxis & Arrest

12 min

Epinephrine contexts for paramedics: IM anaphylaxis vs IV/IO arrest pathways, concentration awareness, and wrong-route risks. Education only — not dosing orders.

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Meds & Pharma

Fentanyl for Pain Management

10 min

Fentanyl for EMS analgesia education: life threats first, indications, safety cautions, respiratory monitoring, titration/reassessment, naloxone awareness. Not dosing orders.

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Meds & Pharma

Weight-Based Dosing Safety

10 min

Weight-based dosing safety for paramedics: kg conversion, mg/kg, concentration, volume, unit audits for lb/kg and mg/mcg, and second-check culture.

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Meds & Pharma

Medication Rights & Safety Culture

10 min

EMS medication safety culture: rights of med administration, closed-loop communication, interruptions, and near-miss reporting.

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Medical

Overdose & Toxidrome Thinking

12 min

Prehospital overdose approach: toxidrome patterns (opioid, sympathomimetic, anticholinergic, cholinergic), scene clues, decontamination limits, and antidote framing.

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Medical

Diabetic Emergencies: Hypo & Hyper

12 min

Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemic crises for paramedics: recognition, glucose check, treatment framing, AEIOU differentials, and transport decisions.

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Medical

Anaphylaxis Recognition

10 min

Recognize anaphylaxis in the field: multi-system findings, IM epinephrine priority, airway risk, and common missed presentations without rash.

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Medical

Altered Mental Status Framework

12 min

Prehospital AMS framework: AEIOU-TIPS style differentials, glucose, oxygenation, overdose clues, stroke/seizure, and scene safety.

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Medical

Stroke Recognition & Last Known Well

12 min

Prehospital stroke recognition: BEFAST/Cincinnati-style cues, last known well, glucose check, scene time, and destination notification.

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Medical

Sepsis Recognition in the Field

12 min

Sepsis recognition for EMS: infection plus organ dysfunction clues, high-risk patients, EMS priorities, fluids per protocol, and early hospital alert.

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Medical

Shock Categories Field Map

12 min

Shock categories for paramedics: hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive — field clues, street map, and why fluids are not universal.

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Cardiac

ROSC & Post-Arrest Care

12 min

ROSC recognition and post-arrest care for paramedics: ABCs, oxygenation/ventilation targets, BP support themes, 12-lead, destination, and re-arrest readiness.

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Cardiac

Asystole vs Fine VF

10 min

Asystole vs fine VF for paramedics: fine VF is still shockable. Verify connections, gain, and a second lead before calling asystole.

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Cardiac

PEA: Without a Pulse

10 min

PEA for paramedics: organized ECG activity without a pulse — not a unique strip. Naming for the team, pulse checks, CPR priorities, and Hs/Ts field clues.

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Cardiac

Wide-Complex Tachycardia: VT vs Mimics

12 min

Wide-complex tachycardia for EMS: VT-first safety default, stability vs naming, hyperK and polymorphic mimics, and when not to freestyle drugs.

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Cardiac

Stable vs Unstable Tachycardia

12 min

Stable vs unstable tachycardia for EMS: perfusion and clinical findings — not rate alone. Rhythm family first, then urgency, then protocol pathway.

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Cardiac

AV Blocks: Three-Question Path

12 min

AV blocks for paramedics: first-degree, Mobitz I, Mobitz II, complete block with a three-question path, CardioStrip examples, and prehospital priorities.

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Cardiac

Systematic ECG Approach

10 min

Systematic ECG for paramedics: rate, regularity, P waves, PR, QRS, interpret. A fixed six-step method so you do not skip findings under street stress.

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Airway

Post-Intubation Care Basics

12 min

After the tube: confirmation, securing, ventilation targets, hemodynamic watch, sedation awareness, and displacement prevention for paramedics.

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Airway

Supraglottic Airways in the Field

10 min

Supraglottic airway roles for paramedics: when they fit, confirmation with waveform capnography, failure modes, and packaging discipline.

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Airway

Asthma & COPD Crisis Ventilation

12 min

Prehospital ventilation strategy for severe asthma and COPD: prolonged exhalation, cautious rates, auto-PEEP risk, and when BVM can harm.

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Airway

Difficult Airway Anticipation

12 min

Anticipate difficult BVM, laryngoscopy, and rescue airways in the field using history, anatomy, and scene clues.

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Airway

Failed Oxygenation: DOPE-S

10 min

Failed oxygenation for EMS: DOPE-S checklist (delivery, obstruction, pneumothorax/physiology, equipment, seal) and escalation without repeating the same failing step.

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Airway

Waveform Capnography: The Gold Standard

12 min

Waveform capnography for paramedics: ETCO2 terms, early setup, 4-phase waveform, shark-fin and flat-line patterns, airway confirmation, and CPR/ROSC uses.

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Airway

Effective BVM Ventilation

10 min

Effective BVM for paramedics: open airway, position, adjuncts, two-person EC seal, slow modest volume, rate discipline, and troubleshooting when SpO2 will not climb.

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Lessons are for education and demonstration only. Not a substitute for protocols, medical direction, or clinical judgment. Read the full disclaimer.