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"Call HazMat Before Opening"

FOAMfrat

Unlike other methods, such as firearms, hangings, intentional overdoses, and cutting, chemical suicides tend to linger in the area where the act was committed. Children who develop stridor may be treated with racemic epinephrine (0.25- 0.75ml of 2.25% racemic epinephrine to 2.5 Chemical Assisted Suicide: Reponder Information.

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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

NCOAE

Basic anatomy and physiology, what causes common diseases like diabetes and asthma, and how to treat emergencies associated with them. 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.

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