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EMS vs. EMT: Clarifying Roles in Emergency Healthcare

EMT Training Station

This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists. EMTs are trained to provide basic emergency medical care and are often the first healthcare professionals to arrive at the scene of an emergency.

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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

EMDocs

Adrenal crisis is a rare but life-threatening manifestation of adrenal insufficiency that is precipitated by abrupt steroid cessation after chronic use. References 1) Liu D, Ahmet A, Ward L, et al. 6) Wyckoff MH, Greif R, Morley PT, et al. 7) Gibbison B, López-López JA, Higgins JP, et al. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades.