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Grand Blanc Township (MI) Weighs Using Police, Firefighters as EMS Responders

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This includes medical first responders and paramedics. Several officers in the township’s police department have also received some form of medical training, and each of the department’s cars contain first aid equipment such as automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). “We Additionally, it costs $100 to license each apparatus.

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Exactly What Is It That an EMT Does?

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First Aid and to how to respond to a cardiac arrest. 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. How to stop bleeding, perform CPR, and assist breathing.

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How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

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MICN There are four different levels of medical first responders in New Jersey: EMRs, EMTs, MICPs, and MICNs. EMRs, or Emergency Medical Responders , know the basics of emergency medical care; They are trained in basic First Aid and CPR, and are taught proper body mechanics when lifting and moving patients.

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