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How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

Paramedic Training Spot

EMR vs. EMT vs. MICP vs. MICN There are four different levels of medical first responders in New Jersey: EMRs, EMTs, MICPs, and MICNs. EMRs, or Emergency Medical Responders , know the basics of emergency medical care; They are trained in basic First Aid and CPR, and are taught proper body mechanics when lifting and moving patients.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

NAEMSP

Calcium is also frequently used in the treatment of hyperkalemia, calcium channel blocker overdose, hypermagnesemia, and hypocalcemia and may be more likely to be used when one of these diagnoses is the suspected cause of cardiac arrest. 2021), and AHA guidelines also maintain this use (Panchal, et al., References: 1. Ramazan, K.,

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Recerts and New Protocols

Peter Canning

Here are some of the highlights: EMRs and EMTs may administer Naloxone IM in a dose of 0.4 Sodium bicarbonate should only be administered in cardiac arrest for suspected sodium channel blocker overdoses. For all the fancy changes over the year, the bottom line has always been to provide good CPR compressions and timely defibrillation.

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