Available courses
In your role as an EMS clinician, you face numerous risks and hazards. One of those risks comes from exposure to a blood-borne infection from the people you are helping. During some medical emergencies, you may encounter a person with open wounds and the presence of blood or other body fluids. You may need to perform advanced life support procedures using needles and other sharp instruments. This puts you at an increased risk of becoming infected with pathogens like HIV or hepatitis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (or OSHA) has developed a standard that includes safeguards to protect workers against health hazards caused by blood-borne pathogens. This training covers important safety protocols to protect workers who can reasonably anticipate coming into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials while performing their job duties.Upon completion of this course, you will receive CEHs:1.5 hrs - Operations
As an EMS professional, you likely work long hours, are exposed to emotionally stressful situations, and do physically demanding work. This can contribute to feelings of burnout. Burnout is a threat to the health and wellbeing of EMS clinicians, patient care, and the EMS profession. Given the nature of your work, it may not be possible to eliminate stress from your job, but steps can be taken to help manage work-related stress and prevent burnout.
The EMS workplace is unique in that it encompasses both conventional workplace settings and interactions with patients, bystanders, and other public safety personnel in the field. During interactions with colleagues and the public, EMS personnel face a risk of job-related violence.This brief course is designed to provide you, the EMS professional, with an opportunity to learn more about workplace violence, consider ways to mitigate your risk, and understand the importance of debriefing and reporting.Upon completion of this course, you will receive CEHs:1.5 hours - Operations
The EMS workplace is unique in that it encompasses both conventional workplace settings and interactions with patients, bystanders, and other public safety personnel in the field. During interactions with colleagues and the public, EMS personnel face a risk of job-related violence.This brief course is designed to provide you, the EMS professional, with an opportunity to learn more about workplace violence, consider ways to mitigate your risk, and understand the importance of debriefing and reporting.Upon completion of this course, you will receive CEHs:1.5 hours - Operations
This course covers the use of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle to quickly and effectively assess the pediatric patient.
This update provides all licensed Maine EMS Advanced EMTs and paramedics with a comprehensive review of the significant changes, additions, and clarifications to the 2025 Maine EMS Prehospital Treatment Protocols. The Medical Direction and Practices Board (MDPB) has updated these protocols to reflect the best available evidence and to enhance the quality and consistency of prehospital care across the state. This update covers key clinical and operational changes across all sections of the protocol, ensuring that every clinician is prepared to implement the new standards of care.
This update provides all licensed Maine EMS EMRs and EMTs with a comprehensive review of the significant changes, additions, and clarifications to the 2025 Maine EMS Prehospital Treatment Protocols. The Medical Direction and Practices Board (MDPB) has updated these protocols to reflect the best available evidence and to enhance the quality and consistency of prehospital care across the state. This update covers key clinical and operational changes across all sections of the protocol, ensuring that every clinician is prepared to implement the new standards of care.
Your role as an EMS professional puts you on the front line of the Opioid epidemic. This course will introduce you to an initiative from the Governor’s Office and the Maine Office of Behavioral Health. The OPTIONS program is an integrated effort from multiple state and local entities to reduce overdoses and overdose fatalities in the state of Maine.
This training covers the things you must know and do if you work at an agency that runs EMS ConnectME. Upon completion, you will earn 1 hour of EMS Operations credit.
This training covers how to be a Mentor in EMS ConnectME. Upon completion, you will earn 1 hour of EMS Operations credit. We recommend completing the EMS ConnectME Service Training prior to attempting this course.
This training covers how to be a Mentor in EMS ConnectME. Upon completion, you will earn 1 hour of Instructor/Coordinator credit. We recommend completing the EMS ConnectME Service Training prior to attempting this course.
Welcome!This online training course is intended for Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs). This course introduces EMDs to the Maine Call Receipt Transfer and Assessment Policy, which is designed to support emergency dispatch professionals who are handling mental and behavioral health calls for service.The course will review the policy components and demonstrate how to use the Behavioral Health Caller - Policy Decision Tree to determine the best pathway for connecting callers to the most appropriate resource. The scenarios provided will allow the student to practice following the Policy Decision Tree; they are not intended to depict every possible outcome. We recognize that each caller and situation is unique and that EMDs must be empowered through policy and education to employ reasonable decision-making for optimal outcomes for patients and callers.Successful completion of this course by all licensed EMDs in the Center is ONE of FOUR components that are required to facilitate the effective transfer of callers reporting non-emergency mental or behavioral health situations to a resource OTHER THAN a response by public safety professionals. These resources include "9-8-8," which is also known as the Maine Crisis Line.