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SGEM#380: OHCAs Happen and You’re Head Over Heels – Head Elevated During CPR?

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Resuscitation 2022 Guest Skeptic: Clay Odell is a Paramedic, Firefighter, and registered nurse (RN). Case: You are the Chief of your local Fire and EMS Department, and an individual contacts you saying […] The post SGEM#380: OHCAs Happen and You’re Head Over Heels – Head Elevated During CPR?

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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

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How to stop bleeding, perform CPR, and assist breathing. Depending on the state, EMTs are authorized to administer 10 to 20 different medications, including epinephrine for an anaphylactic reaction, narcan for an overdose, or albuterol for an asthma attack. Many fire departments require that all of their firefighters also be EMTs.

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SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA?

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JAMA 2018 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter, former City of Bremerton Firefighter/Paramedic, currently a physician assistant practicing in emergency medicine in the Seattle area and an adjunct faculty […] The post SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA? Key to survival is high-quality CPR and early defibrillation.

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