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EMS encompasses various professionals such as EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and even emergency physicians, depending on the severity of the situation. This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists. and highly trained professionals.
Medical emergencies can vary, from heartattack to accidents to allergic reactions and more. There are also courses offered online that can help prepare you for a career as an EMT or paramedic. Companies like Red Cross offer free courses designed for lay people who want to learn basic firstaid.
FirstAid and to how to respond to a cardiac arrest. Also, how to recognize a heartattack or stroke and what to do to give the patient the best chance of survival. Sometimes that is with another EMT, or it may be with a higher-level emergency healthcare provider such as a paramedic.
When paramedics respond to emergencies, they may have someone in the back of their vehicle with an oxygen mask on who seems fine sitting down, but could pass out when they stand up and start walking around. A “non-code” is less severe- someone who is having an asthma attack or a person who is experiencing a seizure.
I’m grateful for the opportunity the Broken Paramedic web presence gives me, allowing me to keep in touch with the mindset of many of my fellow clinicians on various issues that bubble up in the mainstream media. It is something of a Pandora’s FirstAid Box. Thank you for contributing.
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