This 3-hour Airway Emergencies and Management course is designed to provide EMS providers with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to recognize, assess, and manage critical airway emergencies in the prehospital environment. Through lecture, case-based discussion, and hands-on skill stations, participants will review airway anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, airway decision-making, and evidence-based airway management techniques for both medical and traumatic patients.

The course emphasizes the management of difficult and failed airways, oxygenation and ventilation strategies, basic and advanced airway adjuncts, suctioning, CPAP considerations, supraglottic airway placement, endotracheal intubation review, and surgical airway awareness. Participants will also discuss rapid recognition of airway compromise, airway management in high-stress environments, and human factors that contribute to airway success or failure.

Hands-on training will reinforce proper airway positioning, BVM ventilation, adjunct placement, supraglottic airway insertion, capnography utilization, and airway troubleshooting techniques.

• Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:00 PMBudd Lake First Aid and Rescue Squad

Cardiac Arrest Boot Camp (8-Hour Intensive Program)

This intensive 8-hour Cardiac Arrest Boot Camp is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the critical knowledge, practical skills, and team-based strategies necessary to recognize, manage, and lead the care of patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Through a combination of didactic instruction, case-based discussion, hands-on skills stations, and high-fidelity simulation scenarios, participants will strengthen their ability to deliver evidence-based resuscitation in both prehospital and in-hospital settings.

Topics include early recognition of patient deterioration, high-performance CPR, airway management, defibrillation, rhythm recognition, medication administration, post–cardiac arrest care, and effective communication during resuscitation events. Participants will review current resuscitation guidelines and practice coordinated team dynamics in time-sensitive emergencies.

The course emphasizes rapid decision-making, leadership, and clinical confidence through repetitive practice and simulation-based learning. Learners will participate in interactive scenarios that reinforce critical thinking and adherence to Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) principles.

Target Audience:
Physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, advanced practice providers, medicals, and other healthcare professionals involved in emergency or critical care.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize and respond to cardiac arrest emergencies rapidly and effectively

• Perform high-quality CPR using current guideline recommendations

• Identify and manage shockable and non-shockable cardiac rhythms

• Demonstrate effective airway and ventilation management techniques

• Apply ACLS algorithms during resuscitation events

• Function effectively within a high-performance resuscitation team

• Initiate appropriate post–cardiac arrest stabilization and care

• Improve communication, leadership, and crisis resource management skills during emergencies

Course Format:

• Interactive lectures

• Hands-on procedural skills stations

• Rhythm recognition workshops

• Megacode practice

• High-fidelity simulation scenarios

• Team debriefing and performance feedback

Course Duration:
8 Hours

Continuing Education:
Continuing education credits may be available upon successful completion of the program.

• Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 8:00 AMRandolph Rescue Squad

• Monday, June 15, 2026 at 6:30 PMJefferson Township Rescue Squad

Due to the difficult environments EMS personnel encounter every day, and the impact of both direct and vicarious trauma, our EMS workforce has long faced a disproportionate challenge in maintaining their mental health resilience.

NAEMT, with support from FirstNet^®, Built with AT&T, has developed a course to assist EMS agencies in building and supporting the mental health resilience of their personnel.

The Mental Health Resilience Officer (MHRO) course prepares EMS personnel to serve as their agency’s Mental Health Resilience Officer. In this role, the MHRO will engage with peers to develop an understanding of mental health issues and resilience; identify peers who are experiencing mental health stressors and crises; navigate peers in need to the right services for help; and support the development of a culture of mental health resilience and emotional wellness within the agency.

The course covers:

• the role of a Mental Health Resilience Officer;
• the impacts of EMS work on mental health and emotional wellbeing;
• mental health resilience at the individual, interpersonal, and agency level;
• communication strategies to engage your colleagues regarding mental health issues;
• case studies in EMS mental health;
• key elements of an effective agency EMS mental health resilience program; and
• how to build or strengthen an agency mental health resilience program; and resources to support the MHRO.

This course is designed for EMS practitioners who meet the following qualifications:

• at a minimum, current state certification or license as an EMT;
• at least three years of full-time practice (or equivalent) at the EMT level or above;
• strong interpersonal communication skills with an interest in serving in this position; and
• prior experience with critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) and/or motivational interviewing preferred.

NAEMT thanks the following subject matter experts for their contributions to this course:

• Lauren Young, LCSW
• Rob Luckritz, JD, NRP
• Bryan Nelson, MBA, NRP
• Garrett Hedeen, MHA, Paramedic

• Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM (20 seats left)Randolph Rescue Squad

This course provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) providers with the knowledge, clinical decision-making skills, and psychomotor competency required to safely and effectively perform Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) in the prehospital environment. The program is designed in accordance with New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) Office of EMS regulations, current ALS protocols, and medical director authorization requirements.

Participants will review airway anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, and the identification of candidates appropriate for RSI under NJ-approved indications. Emphasis is placed on risk-benefit analysis, failed airway management, and patient safety, including the prevention of peri-intubation complications.

The course integrates pharmacology of commonly utilized RSI medications (e.g., sedatives and paralytics), ventilatory management, waveform capnography, and post-intubation sedation and analgesia. Providers will also examine legal, ethical, and documentation considerations specific to RSI within New Jersey’s regulatory framework.

• Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 8:00 AMSaint Clare's Dover Hospital

The 2^nd edition of NAEMT's Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course teaches EMS practitioners and other prehospital providers how to respond to and care for patients in a civilian tactical environment.

The course presents the three phases of tactical care and integrates parallel EMS nomenclature:

• Hot Zone/Direct Threat Care that is rendered while under attack or in adverse conditions.
• Warm Zone/Indirect Threat Care that is rendered while the threat has been suppressed but may resurface at any point.
• Cold Zone/Evacuation Care that is rendered while the casualty is being evacuated from the incident site. 

The 16-hour classroom course includes all new patient simulations and covers the following topics:

• Hemorrhage control including immediate action drills for tourniquet application throughout the course;
• Complete coverage of the MARCH assessment;
• Surgical airway control and needle decompression;
• Strategies for treating wounded responders in threatening environments;
• Caring for pediatric patients;
• Techniques for dragging and carrying victims to safety; and
• A final, mass-casualty/active shooter event simulation.

NAEMT's TECC course is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, is consistent with the current guidelines established by the Committee on TECC (Co-TECC), and meets all of the updated National Tactical Emergency Medical Support Competency Domains. This course is accredited by CAPCE for 16 hours of continuing education credit, and recognized by NREMT.

NAEMT is a recognized education partner of the Co-TECC. The Co-TECC establishes guidelines for the provision of prehospital care to injured patients during a tactical incident. The Co-TECC neither creates curriculum for the prehospital provider, nor does it endorse the curriculum of other organizations.

• Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM (39 seats left)Picatinny Arsenal - Homeland Defense Technology Center
  This class continues on:
  Fri 6/26/2026 at 8:00 AM