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If the victim is unresponsive, CPR is initiated immediately. Rapid Assessment and Advanced LifeSupport Upon arrival at the scene, our immediate focus is on assessing the victim’s airway, breathing, and circulation. Rapid Assessment and Immediate Care Once the scene is secured, we quickly assess the victim.
Besides going over the basic lifesaving skill of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, you will learn the legal side of medicine, such as HIPAA, and emergencies that bring not only the end, but a new start, to life. In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation.
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