Fire and EMS Training Resources + Free CEs to Help During COVID-19
For first responders and healthcare providers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficulty of staying on top of critical training and certifications has been compounded by changing protocols, long shifts, and risk of exposure.
To help simplify your life and connect you with the life-saving training you need, our team at CareerCert is providing you with free CE hours, new resources, and training management tools you can access whenever it works best for your schedule.
We are grateful for the sacrifice you make to protect our communities. We are here to support you in any way we can so that together we can improve patient outcomes in our communities.
COVID-19 Training and Information
With new COVID-19 information being released on a daily basis, keeping yourself and your team safe and informed is a constant battle. But you don’t have to fight it alone. Here are COVID-19 resources to help your team stay safe and provide exceptional care.
- Webinar: COVID-19 Case Presentation—A Complication EMS Professionals Cannot Miss
- Infection Control: Best Practices and Protocols
- PPE and Safety Training for Emergency and Healthcare Teams
- New Courses on COVID-19, Infection Control, EMS Educator Best Practices + More
- Coronavirus: Vaccine, Prevention, and the Latest Information
Free CE Hours and Training
With symposiums canceled across the nation and classroom learning grinding to a halt, we wanted to provide emergency and healthcare professionals with ways they could easily build skill and earn CEs from home. From articles to webinars, we’ve released hundreds of free resources to help you access the critical training you need.
- Webinar: When EMS Encounters This Alarming and Precarious Infection
- Webinar: Basic Airway Management
- Webinar: Mastering Situational Awareness as First Responders
- Webinar: Naloxone Administration and the Opioid Crisis
- Medical Articles on Airway/Ventilation, Trauma, Heart Rhythms, Stroke + More
- Webinar: Personal Disaster Preparedness for Essential Personnel
- Webinar: COVID-19 Case Presentation—A Complication EMS Professionals Cannot Miss
- Webinar: Surviving an Active Shooter Event
- Industry-Related Emergency and Healthcare Articles
Training Management Resources
Whether you are looking to help your department fulfill national certification requirements in one easy place or you need a simple way to create and track department-specific training, CareerCert can help. Our training tools automatically track your department’s CEs and certifications, allowing you to see comprehensive reports with the click of a button. You can even create, disseminate, and track completion of department-specific training to ensure your team has all it needs to protect those you serve.
- 200+ Hours of Online EMS and Fire Courses
- Award-Winning Safety Training Courses
- Virtual Instructor-Led Training from Industry Experts
- EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic Refreshers
- Webinar: Building Successful Leadership in Fire and EMS
- Webinar: How to Streamline Your Team’s Training in 3 Easy Steps
- Webinar: Building Custom Online Training for Your Team—A Simple Solution
- Webinar: How to Create Engaging Live Training Online
- Easy CE Tracking and Compliance Reporting
Resources for Fighting Burnout
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, more than 60% of EMS providers reported feeling burned out,1 and nearly 50% of firefighters experienced burnout and associated health problems.2 Added stress and anxiety surrounding COVID-19 can magnify these emotions.3 As the U.S. Fire Administration reports, “the challenges [first responders] face are immense and the toll of their work on their mental health can be significant.”4 Here are some resources to help you build resilience and cope with burnout before it impacts your mental and physical health.
- Webinar: Building Resilience in First Responders—A Complete Approach
- Taking Care of Your Mental Hygiene as a Firefighter
- 6 New, In-Depth Courses Released on Building Resilience
- Ways to Avoid Paramedic, Firefighter, and EMS Burnout
- Resources for When You’ve Become Desensitized as an EMT
Sources
- Crist C. Burnout in firefighters linked to sleep issues, mental health concerns. Physician’s Weekly. Jun 27, 2019. https://www.physiciansweekly.com/burnout-in-firefighters-linked.
- Fowler RL, Gardener A, Robbins M, Rosenberger R. Burnout among EMS professionals: Incidence, assessment and management. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. Oct 29, 2019. https://www.jems.com/2019/10/29/burnout-among-ems-professionals-incidence-assessment-and-management/.
- Healthcare personnel and first responders: How to cope with stress and build resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mental-health-healthcare.html.
- Burnout, self-care and COVID-19 exposure for first responders. U.S. Fire Administration. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/coronavirus/behavioral_health/first_responder_self_care.html.
