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Download full textKastelein, Kate; Atkinson, Jennifer; Byrd, Scott; Allen, Sue – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
We describe the adaptation of an existing afterschool STEM program in order to make it more relevant and effective for rural teens. The award-winning Teen Science Café (TSC) program was modified to redirect focus away from traditional, academic STEM careers toward STEM in First Response, a field whose members are common and visible in rural areas.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Rural Schools, After School Programs, Mentors
Direct linkZipp, Sarah A.; Craig, Scotty D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019
Biases influence the decisions people make in everyday life, even if they are unaware of it. The current study investigates the extent bias behavior transfers into social interactions in virtual worlds by investigating the effect of aversive racism on helping behaviors and learning within a virtual world for medical triage training. In a 2 × 2 × 2…
Descriptors: Behavior, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication
Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Fire Protection, Professional Personnel, Emergency Medical Technicians
Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Government Employees, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Technicians
Neil, Elizabeth R.; Eberman, Lindsey E.; Games, Kenneth E.; Kahanov, Leamor – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2018
Context: Current practice in management of the spine-injured athletes appears to be inconsistent with literature. Moreover, evidence expands faster than integration into instruction, practice, and evaluation, likely leading to an overall lack of knowledge, both perceived and actual. Objective: The primary purpose was to evaluate athletic trainers'…
Descriptors: Injuries, Emergency Medical Technicians, Athletes, Knowledge Level
Dousay, Tonia A.; Trujillo, Natasha P. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Existing research highlights conflicting results attempting to capture gender preferences with respect to unimodal versus multimodal designs in online learning. As online learning continues to expand, more research examining the role of gender in multimedia design holds considerable potential. However, the presence of multimedia in online learning…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Garraway, James; Christopher, Lloyd – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
Change Laboratories are a methodology to deal with complex problems in society in order to both better understand these problems as well as to find potential solutions. They typically involve collaborative problem solving and solution seeking from practitioner's perspectives, conducted in a series of successive, structured workshops informed by…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Student Placement, Feedback (Response), Problem Solving
Pierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2017
Many people are not aware of how significant a role two-year institutions play in training emergency first responders. Community colleges play a key role in training the nation's police officers and other public safety employees, such as firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The demand for these programs is high. There is a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Emergency Programs, College Role, Police
Wachob, David; Pesci, Louis J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
In order to best respond to an emergency situation, professionals need to have an understanding about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and techniques that will ensure proper care. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and confidence of EMS personnel on interacting and treating an individual with ASD. Emergency Medical Technicians…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Knowledge Level, Self Esteem
Venkat, Arvind; Migyanka, Joann M.; Cramer, Ryan; McGonigle, John J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
We present an instrument to allow individuals with autism spectrum disorder, their families and/or their caregivers to prepare emergency department staff for the care needs of this patient population ahead of acute presentation.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Emergency Medical Technicians, Medical Services
Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Programs
Haas, Amie L.; Welter, Nicholas C. – Journal of Drug Education, 2018
Two studies evaluated the implementation of a stricter campus underage drinking policy on service utilization and bystander helping behaviors for alcohol-related medical emergencies. A program evaluation (Study 1) examined campus emergency medical service logs assessing changes in call volume and service utilization, finding a 30% reduction in…
Descriptors: School Policy, Drinking, Helping Relationship, Alcohol Abuse
Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Professional Personnel, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Technicians
Endedijk, Maaike; Hoogeboom, Marcella; Groenier, Marleen; de Laat, Stijn; van Sas, Jolien – Frontline Learning Research, 2018
In healthcare, action teams are carrying out complex medical procedures in intense and unpredictable situations to save lives. Previous research has shown that efficient communication, high-quality coordination, and coping with stress are particularly essential for high performance. However, precisely and objectively capturing these team…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Emergency Medical Technicians, Teamwork, Simulation
Alsop, Steve – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
In pursuit of more mindful notions of hybridity, this review essay provides a series of reflections on Mathew Weinstein's representations of Street Medics and "sciences for the red zones of neoliberalism". My analysis draws on three popular ways of thinking with boundaries to offer a critical reading of the boundary-work that the…
Descriptors: Emergency Medical Technicians, Activism, Neoliberalism, Critical Reading
