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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 ...
Many of these patients had experienced cardiac arrest as a result of general anesthesia, and three patients were documented to be in ventricular fibrillation. The duration of chest compressions varied from less than 1 minute to 65 minutes. Fourteen of the 20 patients (70%) survived and were discharged from the hospital.
EMT-Intermediate (state specific, phased out by Sept. 30 2013 however any EMT with this certification before Sept. 30 2013 could still be an intermediate and by the next recert cycle had to switch to AEMT) [56] EMT-Intermediate Advanced (analogous to EMT-Intermediate/99, phased out by Sept. 30, 2013 ) [56]
An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. [1] [2] EMTs are most commonly found serving on ambulances and in fire departments in the US and Canada, as full-time and some part-time departments require their firefighters to at least be EMT certified.
Code 1: A time critical case with a lights and sirens ambulance response. An example is a cardiac arrest or serious traffic accident. Code 2: An acute but non-time critical response. The ambulance does not use lights and sirens to respond. An example of this response code is a broken leg. Code 3: A non-urgent routine case. These include cases ...
Indiana (11-1) The Hoosiers’ 66-0 win against Purdue put an exclamation point on the best regular season in program history. It also sealed the deal for Indiana to be an at-large team.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.
November 18, 2024 at 1:52 PM Ichiro Suzuki, legendary MLB outfielder, is one of 14 new candidates on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)