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How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

Paramedic Training Spot

The introduction of Narcan via intranasal administration was a game changer for those agencies in areas where opiates ran rampant. Before BLS, or Basic Life Support, was able to administer Narcan, agencies would have to wait for a MICP unit to arrive on scene to administer the lifesaving medication.

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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

EMDocs

Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) had been initiated and on arrival at the ED, the patient was found to have Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA). The Accu-Chek was 214, and there was no response to empiric Narcan administration. EMS verbalized concern to EPs that an “intracranial bleed” may have precipitated the event.

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