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How to Become an EMT

NCOAE

On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heart attack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. For example, in North Carolina you can gain your EMT license by taking the North Carolina Office of EMS Exam or by filing for legal recognition after passing the NREMT exam.

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Recerts and New Protocols

Peter Canning

EMS may transport children with behavioral emergencies aged 4 to 18 directly to urgent crisis centers, provided they meet criteria and the service has sponsor hospital approval.* AEMTs may administer epinephrine IV in cardiac arrest.* .* The pediatric epinephrine and norepinephrine infusion rates have been lowered to 0.1-0.5

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