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  2. Emergency medical responder levels by U.S. state - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Medical Responder (Not recognized by the Arkansas Department of Health, certification issued by local EMS Authorities and/or the Arkansas Fire Training Academy) [5] Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) [6] Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) [6] Paramedic [6] Community Paramedic [5]

  3. Susan Marie Nedza, MD, FACEP - WebMD

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    Susan Marie Nedza, MD, FACEP, is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) "Task Force on Health Care and the Uninsured and chair of ACEP's State Legislative and Regulatory ...

  4. Emergency medical services in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Freedom House Ambulance Service was the first emergency medical service in the United States to be staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid. [24] In the late 1960s, Dr. R Adams Cowley was instrumental in the creation of the country's first statewide EMS program, in Maryland. The system was called the Division of ...

  5. Paramedics in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Star of Life. In the United States, the paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for patients who access Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation.

  6. Should You Call an Ambulance or Drive Yourself to the Hospital?

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    Probably not. But you should clean the wound, put the amputated part of your finger in a bag, put the bag on ice, and head to the nearest emergency department as soon as possible. On the other ...

  7. How to Call 911 for an Overdose and Avoid the Police - Healthline

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    If this still isn’t waking them up, form a fist with one hand and quickly rub your knuckles up and down their breastbone in the center of the chest. This is painful, so you don’t need to press ...

  8. Illinois Department of Public Health - Wikipedia

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    1,100 [1] Annual budget. $600 million in state and federal funds [1] Department executive. Ngozi O. Ezike, MD [1], Director of Public Health. Website. dph.illinois.gov. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the code department [2][3] of the Illinois state government that prevents and controls disease and injury, regulates medical ...

  9. TENS and EMS units use electrical currents. TENS devices may treat pain, while EMS devices may stimulate and strengthen your muscles. It’s currently unclear just how effective these devices are ...