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  2. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Wikipedia

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    NREMT LOGO. The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) is a US based, non-profit certification organization for pre-hospital emergency medical providers that exists to ensure that every Emergency Medical Technician has the knowledge and skills required for competent practice.

  3. Bag valve mask - Wikipedia

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    Bag valve mask. Part 1 is the flexible mask to seal over the patients face, part 2 has a filter and valve to prevent backflow into the bag (prevents patient deprivation and bag contamination) and part 3 is the soft bag element which is squeezed to expel air to the patient

  4. Airbag - Wikipedia

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    The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306. An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate in milliseconds during a collision and then deflate afterwards. [1] It consists of an airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor.

  5. Advanced emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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    An advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) is a provider of emergency medical services in the United States.A transition to this level of training from the emergency medical technician-intermediate, which have somewhat less training, [1] began in 2013 and has been implemented by most states [citation needed].

  6. Kendrick extrication device - Wikipedia

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    The device can be quickly and easily inserted into the seat of a vehicle by a single rescuer, allows access to the airway and conforms to any body size. [3] A KED is typically used only on hemodynamically stable victims; unstable victims are extricated using rapid extrication techniques without the prior application of the KED.

  7. Artificial ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical ventilation is a method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing. [8] This involves the use of ventilator assisted by a registered nurse, physician, physician assistant, respiratory therapist, paramedic, or other suitable person compressing a bag valve mask.

  8. Emergency medical services in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In this option, rather than being an integral part of (or in some cases, an "add-on" to) one of the traditional "emergency" services (fire and police), the service is organized as a separate, free-standing, municipal department, with organization that may be similar to, but operated independently from, either the fire or police departments. [5]

  9. Defensive driving - Wikipedia

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    In relation to this, the government has launched active airbag and seat belt safety campaigns that encourage high visibility enforcement. [ citation needed ] In addition to improving one's own driving skills, many US states provide an incentive to complete an approved defensive driving course by offering mandated insurance discounts or a way to ...