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Four Things You Might Not Realize about Emergency Medical Services

Pima Medical Institute

As an EMT, you are relatively limited to basic life support, only able to administer a few medications and being a first responder until Paramedics who have advanced life support training arrive. EMTs and Paramedics are different roles. Not all EMTs are Paramedics , but all Paramedics are EMTs.

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35 Nurse Resume Examples for 2024

EARN Cares

Specifically, you will want to ensure that you have ann active certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, a certification that is required for all critical care roles. Some hospitals require 1-2 years of ICU or Critical Care experience in order to be hired. Click here to view our Dialysis Registered Nurses Resume Example 9.

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How to Prepare to Be a Travel Nurse: Expert Tips From Industry Professionals

Triage Staffing

What to Know About Travel Nursing A travel nurse is a registered nurse who takes temporary assignments at hospitals or medical facilities nationwide. Traveling nurses fill care gaps in hospitals and other healthcare locations, including intensive care units, clinics, and community healthcare centers.

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TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

The notion of C-A-B, short for Chest Compressions-Airway-Breathingin that orderis pertinent for Basic Life Support responders in out of hospital cardiac arrest, but has no place in the operating room. Youve been watching the surgeon(s) operate for hours. If youre considering placing an arterial line, do so.

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Working as a Travel Radiology Tech 

Triage Staffing

In some hospitals, the cardiovascular technologist will assist doctors during open heart surgery, and with the insertion of pacemakers or stents. Other professional certifications a radiology technologist might need are Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Neo-Natal Resuscitation Program.