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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

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Thus, unstable patients should be stabilized based on a physician’s trauma expertise; whether through Advanced Trauma Life Support, Trauma Combat Casualty Care, or one’s own trauma assessment. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia.

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How To Become a Paramedic in Massachusetts

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Your career will begin with obtaining a certification in basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is, which is typically offered through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. The CPR course typically takes 4 to 8 hours to complete.