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On the Scene: Prehospital Care for Electrical Burns for EMTs

EMT Training Station

Drawing from my extensive experience as an emergency medical technician, I’ll share some of the advanced techniques and tools we use to manage these complex injuries effectively. In cases of severe electrical burns, victims may require advanced life support, which includes securing the airway and providing assisted ventilation.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

NAEMSP

CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest. Vallentin, Povlsen, Granfeldt, Terkelsen, & Andersen, 2022). He is found to be in ventricular fibrillation (VF).

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