HealthStream EMS Course Catalog

Click any of the course titles listed below to view credit hours, course description and learning objectives.

ALS / BLSThe EMS level (Advanced - ALS or Basic - BLS) for which a course has been approved by CECBEMS (Continuing Education Coordinating Board for EMS) may vary from the level for which the topic might be approved within your own state. EMS practitioners should review their current state protocols and guidelines before enrolling in courses. Please click here for a complete list of EMS courses and their corresponding levels of approval by CECBEMS.

Attention PA EMSThe number of hours for which a course has been approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may vary from the number of hours for which a course has been approved by CECBEMS. Please click here for a complete list of approved hours.

Attention NJ EMSThe hours and categories for which a course has been approved by the state of New Jersey may vary from the hours and categories for which a course has been approved by CECBEMS. Please click here for a complete list of approved hours.



Preparatory
Advanced Cardiac Pharmacology
Managing Stress in a Stressful Occupation
Medical Legal Aspects of EMS
Pharmacology for the EMT-Basic
Pharmacology Update for the Paramedic
Therapeutic Communications

Airway Management
and Ventilation

Advanced Airway Management
Airway Compromise In Trauma Patients:
   Pediatric and Adult Considerations
Airway Management for Adults With
   Special Health Care Needs
Airway Management for Children With
   Special Health Care Needs
Airway Management for Children
   With Tracheostomies
Basic Airway Management

Medical
Advanced Cardiac Assessment
Advanced Management of Environmental
   Emergencies
An Introduction to 12-Lead EKGs
Basic Cardiac Assessment
Basic Assessment & Management of the
   Patient with Pulmonary Issues
Bloodborne Pathogens
Brain Attack: New and Emerging Therapies
Infections of the Respiratory System
Intravenous Therapy
Lightning Strikes
Medical Causes of Altered Mental Status
Medical Conditions Involving the Endocrine
   System
Medication Toxicity
Prehospital Aspects of Gynecological
   Conditions
Prehospital Care of Pregnancy and
   Common Complications
Prehospital Implications for
   HIV/AIDS Management
Safe Management of the Behavioral
   Emergencies Patient
The EMS Response to Toxic Exposures
12-Lead ECG and Fibrinolytic Screening

Patient Assessment
Basic Patient Assessment

Trauma
Abdominal and Genital Trauma
Advanced Assessment and Management of
   the Shock Patient
Burn Trauma: From the Field to the Hospital
Current Trends in Management of
   Spinal Cord Injury
Managing Thoracic Trauma
Prehospital Management of Non-Traumatic Shock
The Traumatic Effects of Mechanism of Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury

Special Considerations
An Introduction to Congenital
   Cardiovascular Disorders
Assessment and Care During the First
   Four Weeks of Life
Assessment and Management of the
   Geriatric Patient
Assessment and Management of the
   Pediatric Patient
Children with Special Health Care Needs
EMS and Elder Abuse and Neglect
EMS Response to Domestic Violence
End-of-Life Directives

Operations
EMS: Response to Terrorism 1: Chemical Agents
   and Toxic Industrial Chemicals
EMS: Response to Terrorism 2: Biological Agents
EMS: (Nevada ONLY) Response to Terrorism 2:
   Biological Agents
EMS: Response to Terrorism 3: Radiological and
   Nuclear Incidents
EMS: Response to Terrorism 4: High-Yield
   Explosives and WMD-CBRNE Events
Managing Multiple Patients in a Mass
   Casualty Event