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The Widely Varying Role of the Advanced EMT in Modern EMS

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And emergency medical service organizations are structured accordingly, right? There’s also the advanced EMT, an EMT with training in additional concepts and specific ALS skills such as starting IVs, administering a few carefully chosen medications, using advanced airways and other carefully selected skills.

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Unraveling Myths in Mobile Medicine, Part 2: My Interview with Judy Faulkner

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It is intended to empower Mobile Medical professionals to claim their seat at Healthcare’s Table of the Future—and get paid appropriately for doing so. She and her circle of friends might be certain health challenges, and they would want their own wishes to be honored by emergency medical service personnel.

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Smarter Medicine, Smarter Tools: Preparing EMS for the Next Era of Patient Care

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A recent national study found that EMS-transported patients had significantly higher acuity, more chronic conditions, and greater hospital resource utilization than patients arriving by other means—underscoring that EMS routinely encounters patients on complex medication regimens. Summary of NDA approvals & receipts, 1938 to the present.