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  2. Advanced emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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    EMT-advanced in the state of Maine can provide many different treatments including IV therapy, EKG monitoring, 12 lead EKG placement (however, an EMT-paramedic must interpret the cardiac rhythm), dextrose (D50), glucagon, and other medications. Advanced EMTs can also place laryngeal mask airway devices and use CPAP when needed. Some treatments ...

  3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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    CPR involves chest compressions for adults between 5 cm (2.0 in) and 6 cm (2.4 in) deep and at a rate of at least 100 to 120 per minute. [2] The rescuer may also provide artificial ventilation by either exhaling air into the subject's mouth or nose ( mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ) or using a device that pushes air into the subject's lungs ...

  4. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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    Basic Life Support Emergency Medical Services in the United States are generally identified with Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B). EMT-B is the highest level of healthcare provider that is limited to the BLS protocol; higher medical functions use some or all of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) protocols, in addition to BLS ...

  5. Hypertensive emergency - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular system damage can include myocardial ischemia/infarction, acute left ventricular dysfunction, acute pulmonary edema, and aortic dissection. Other end-organ damage can include acute kidney failure or insufficiency, retinopathy , eclampsia , lung cancer , brain cancer , leukemia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia .

  6. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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    Is usually made up of 3 levels in the US. EMT-B, EMT-I (EMT-A in some states) and EMT-Paramedic. The National Registry of EMT New Educational Standards for EMS renamed the provider levels as follows: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B), Advanced EMT (AEMT), and Paramedic (EMT-P).

  7. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Wikipedia

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    Mouth-to-face - Used on both animal muzzles and infants under 2, as this forms the most effective seal on both the mouth and nostrils; Mouth-to-mask – Most organisations recommend the use of some sort of barrier between rescuer and patient to reduce cross infection risk. One popular type is the 'pocket mask'.

  8. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The Huffington Post

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    Almost 2 million men and women who served in Iraq or Afghanistan are flooding homeward, profoundly affected by war. Their experiences have been vivid. Dazzling in the ups, terrifying and depressing in the downs. The burning devotion of the small-unit brotherhood, the adrenaline rush of danger, the nagging fear and loneliness, the pride of service.

  9. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Wikipedia

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    Using NHTSA guidelines, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians have developed and implemented certification tests for the NHTSA EMT levels, including the EMT level. [11] As of 2006, 39 US states utilize the NREMT EMT exam as part of the state licensing and/or certification procedure.