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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

NCOAE

EMTs are not just “ambulance drivers,” although that’s certainly a critical part of their occupation. Also, how to recognize a heart attack or stroke and what to do to give the patient the best chance of survival. How to stop bleeding, perform CPR, and assist breathing. First Aid and to how to respond to a cardiac arrest.

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Dear Ambulance Staff: Six 111 Myths and Misconceptions

Broken Paramedic

Dear frontline ambulance colleagues, After 12 years of responding to 999 calls and subsequently watching from the sidelines as family and friends continue to do so, I am only too aware of the ever increasing pressures and the ongoing erosion of the ambulance clinicians’ lot.