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How To Become a Paramedic in Massachusetts

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The course of instruction covers preparatory topics including medical ethics, legal consideration, and communications systems in public safety as well as clinical topics including basic anatomy and a wide variety of medical and traumatic emergencies and the non-invasive therapies EMTs may use to treat those ailments.

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Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio: Updates in Prognosticating Fournier Gangrene in the Emergency Department

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Image credit: Pixabay This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. Diagnosis is clinical and challenged by overlap with more superficial skin infections (i.e. cellulitis) and the need for thorough examination of the genital region. Imaging and laboratory analysis are not able to consistently rule out FG.