American CME Blog

Bed Bugs

Administrator — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:07:59 +0000

American CME is very excited to announce that our latest course Bed Bugs will be live on our site Feb 20th 2012. This continuing medical education course is accepted within 25 States and goes towards your NREMT re-cert as well. Our 30 minute video based format is a great way for all EMS responders to learn. Check us out today!!!

All of our one of a kind education is at no cost to all pre-hospital care providers

Platinum 600 CME

Administrator — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:03:56 +0000

From the time you arrive on scene until the end of patient care the most important decisions are going to occur in the first 600 seconds. We are going to refer to this as the platinum 600 to stress the fact that every second is critical during this time period in determining patient outcome. If your actions are organized, planned, and practiced you can make the most of the platinum 600 and give your patient the best chance for survival. Time is ticking and the patients life could be literally slipping away at an alarming rate. You are the first and arguably the most important stage in the trauma system and today our goal is to arm you with time based treatment plans in order to maximize your efficiency and effectiveness during the first 600 seconds of a serious trauma.

That was a glimpse of our new CME, Platinum 600. A approved .5 lecture course for the Paramedic at American CME. This continuing medical education course goes over the first ten minutes during a trauma. A must view!!! Our free, no cost education is available everyday for you. We would love to hear your feedback on this and every other course we produce. It is your comments and suggestions that continue to help make our education the best possible.

Bed Bugs CME

Administrator — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:57:56 +0000

You may not recall the first time you heard it, but there is no doubt that you are familiar with the old saying, “sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”. This historical phrase finds its origin during a time period when bed bugs where public enemy number 1 around much of the United States and Europe. Early colonist more than likely brought them to North America. Their reign as enemy number 1 in the United States lasted hundreds of years, but was brought to an abrupt end shortly after World War II due to the effectiveness of the pesticide DDT. Despite the rich history of the bed bug in America many of us probably wouldn’t recognize one or the signs of their infestation even if it were staring us in the face.

Coming soon, American CME will be adding one of our latest continuing medical education course, Bed Bugs. This course is approved for .5 lecture credits and is offered in a video based production format. Remember, all our our courses are at no cost, we want EMS personnel to have a tool they can use to learn from.

King Airway CME

Administrator — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:35:07 +0000

American CMEs online continuing medical education course King Airway is a great tool that goes over the airway device in its entirety. From indications to the use of this equipment, this online continuing education course has it all. Accepted in 24 States, NREMT and supported by the Oakland County Medical Control Authority, a must see course. Like all of our education, this course is free to all. We want high quality education available to all pre-hospital care providers and only ask for your feedback so that we can continue to provide you with high quality training.

Bed Bugs coming in January

Administrator — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:48:34 +0000

Did you know that bed bugs actually exist?!?! In fact, they are more real than you could ever imagine and they are showing up in our stations! This course will teach you to identify bed bugs, recognize the signs of their infestation and learn the proactive actions to take in order to reduce or eliminate the chances of transporting them back to your station or even worse…your home!

Our latest CME will be available in January “Bed Bugs”. Approved for the MFR, EMT and Paramedic.

American CME offers free online continuing medical education for the pre-hospital care provider. All of our courses go towards NREMT as well. We hope you enjoy this new course!

MCI training

Administrator — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:24:09 +0000

Here is a shot in action while filming the new OCMCA MCI training video. We had a great time and look forward to this CME being completed.

Administrator — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:01:50 +0000

American CMEs continuing education course “King Airway” is a great 30 minutes course that goes over the king airway completely. Approved in many States and for NREMT as well, this free online CME is available now. Check it out today!!!

Pre-oxygenate the patient and prepare the King Airway
Place the patients head in the sniffing position
Hold the king Airway at the connector your dominant hand while the other hand holds the patients mouth open
Introduce the tip of the tube into the mouth with the blue orientation stripe touching the corner of the mouth.
Advance the tube under the base of the tongue and into the esophagus.
As the tube passes under the tongue, rotate the tube back to midline so that the blue orientation stripe is facing the patients chin.
Inflate the cuffs to the appropriate volume
Attach a BVM to the King Airway
While ventilating withdraw the King until ventilation is easy and free flowing
Confirm tube placement
And finally, secure the King Airway device.

Keep it Clean CME

Administrator — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:26:25 +0000

We all understand the risks for disease transmission when treating potentially infectious patients. But what about the risks that exist once the call is over? What are we taking home with us on our equipment, our uniforms and in our rigs? Basically, what are the real issues with disinfection? Well, a lack of contamination awareness, a lack of engineering controls such as regular effective cleaning schedules, and a lack of cleaning procedure policies are all contributors to insidious disease transmission.

Learn more at American CME, our continuing education course “Keep it Clean” talks about what we face as emergency responders.

With the great help of our sponsors, all of the education at American CME is completely FREE. Check us out today!!!

Online continuing medical education

Administrator — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:36:33 +0000

American CME began in 2009 with the mission of creating the best available EMS continuing education on the internet. American CME saw a need for quality EMS education online that captivates the learner’s attention leaving them empowered and satisfied with the skills and knowledge obtained from each course. The best part is that it’s 100% FREE!

Approved in 20 States and for NREMT cretits.

Intraosseous Cannulation

Administrator — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:34:12 +0000

IO video Check out American CMEs FREE Intraosseous Cannulation CME. This 30 minute course is approved in many States and NREMT credits as well. A great to for the pre-hospital responder. Check it out today! Remember, because of our great … Continue reading →