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2. 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 ...

3. ABC (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Normal breathing rates are between 12 and 20 breaths per minute, [14] and if a patient is breathing below the minimum rate, then in current ILCOR basic life support protocols, CPR should be considered, although professional rescuers may have their own protocols to follow, such as artificial respiration.

4. Life support - Wikipedia

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   Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders ...

5. SAMPLE history - Wikipedia

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   The questions are most commonly used in the field of emergency medicine by first responders during the secondary assessment. It is used for alert (conscious) people, but often much of this information can also be obtained from the family or friend of an unresponsive person.

6. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Wikipedia

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   Continuing education courses can cover a variety of topics, provided that they cover relevant material, including college courses covering anatomy, physiology, or psychology, to more applied courses that are either standardized, such as a Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), or tailored to the needs of an individual EMS system or region. [13]

7. Emergency medical responder levels by U.S. state - Wikipedia

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   EMT-Basic; EMT-Intermediate (analogous to EMT-Intermediate/85) EMT-Advanced; EMT-Paramedic (analogous to EMT-Intermediate/99) Paramedic Specialist (analogous to EMT-Paramedic) [20] [21] Critical Care Paramedic Endorsement for Paramedic; Transition to new levels began January 2011, and finished in March 2015. [22] Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)