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So You Want to Become an EMT

Chicago EMT Training

We look forward to working with you.

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STREAM-2: Half-Dose Tenecteplase vs Primary PCI in Older Patients with STEMI?

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The STREAM-1 trial found that for [2] patients with STEMI presenting within 3 hours of symptom onset and unable to attain PCI within 1 hour of first medical contact, a pharmaco-invasive strategy resulted in similar rates of death, shock, heart failure, or reinfarction compared to primary PCI. Paper: Van de Werf, F et al.

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What Is Right for You: EMT Or Paramedics?

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This includes providing life-saving epinephrine to a patient having an allergic reaction, splinting a patient’s wounds following a car accident, or even performing CPR on a person experiencing cardiac arrest. They have received training in performing CPR and basic medical care. It’s not just you.

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