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We Don’t Need More Paramedics—We Need Fewer Calls

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Imagine every high school student leaving with CPR, Narcan, and basic triage knowledge. New Britain sees significant drop in opioid deaths with Narcan training, social services. – What can I do before help arrives? – What should every household have in an emergency kit? CT Insider. 2024, January 15). Manistee News.

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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

On arrival, you find a 35-year-old male, pulseless and apneic with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in progress by a bystander. You and your partner initiate high-quality CPR, place a supraglottic airway, establish intra-osseous (IO) access and administer epinephrine. There is drug paraphernalia scattered around the room.

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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

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How to stop bleeding, perform CPR, and assist breathing. Depending on the state, EMTs are authorized to administer 10 to 20 different medications, including epinephrine for an anaphylactic reaction, narcan for an overdose, or albuterol for an asthma attack. First Aid and to how to respond to a cardiac arrest.

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How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

Paramedic Training Spot

Besides going over the basic lifesaving skill of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, you will learn the legal side of medicine, such as HIPAA, and emergencies that bring not only the end, but a new start, to life. My first call was a CPR in progress. They had overdosed, and this was before the widespread use of Narcan.

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