Emergency medical technician

In the end, at some point or another we will all die, regardless of technology and medical advancement. Death is a part of life, just as living is a part of life. I believe that the medical technology made many improvements in the ways of life and disease, but I also think that sometimes it is better to allow natural death, as compared to prolonging suffering. Who, in the conscious thought…

There is an emergency every day in the world, it could be a terrible car accident with many injuries, a heart attack, or as little as someone needing to be transported from their home to the hospital. In all of these cases the lives of people are needed to be taken care of as quickly as possible. Emergency Medical Services, also known as EMS, are the first responders that take care of the people who need emergency care ("What is EMS?"). Paramedics, EMTs, firefighters, and even police officers…

Pencil in the eye, gunshot wound to the chest, amputation of the arm—these are the calls for which I was prepared during my EMT training. I wanted to perform CPR, I wanted to deliver a baby. I could not wait to ride in the back of the ambulance treating a patient in dire condition, speeding down the street with blaring sirens. I failed to foresee that the only time the ambulance would speed to the hospital, sirens fully blaring, would be when my patient direly needed to use the bathroom. In the…

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving method that is used daily in many emergencies that involve trouble with the heart or breathing. This technique allows you to restore flow of oxygenated blood to a person’s brain and heart, and restore breathing in the person when the heart is stopped. When the heart stops, blood flow to the brain and organs stops which causes damage to these necessary body parts. Without help, the person could die within eight to ten minutes. Therefore, knowing…

The search results “The titles "veterinary technician'' and ''veterinary assistant" are often used interchangeably; however, there are distinct differences between the two.” (Veterinary Assistant Vs. Veterinary Tech) I want to know whether I want to go to school to be a vet tech or a vet assistant so I decided to research the job descriptions, the difference in educational requirements, and the schools that offer vet tech programs in in North Carolina. The job descriptions for both jobs are…

Justin started home when he noticed the mountain in the distance and felt the urge to visit once more. "After today, I am not going back up here," he promised riding across the field to the flat where he had left his bike on previous visits. Slipping and sliding he scurried up the steep mountainside while trying to be quiet. From time to time, he grabbed the bushes to keep from sliding backward. When he arrived at the mines, he moved the boards covering the entrance. He stepped inside, shined a…

new door to get information across to the viewers. It allowed viewers to learn what’s going on in the world, learn about new exciting inventions, and finally, to be entertained. The medical genre of television is relatively newer, and has captivated audiences around the nation the last 50 years. Unfortunately, the medical genre has slowly evolved from being informative television, to something you laugh at, and finally to high budgeted soap operas that are corrupting teen minds everywhere on…

Paramedicine and Community Paramedics. Community Paramedicine is defined as, “An organized system of services, based on local need, which are provided by EMTs and Paramedics integrated into the local or regional health care system and overseen by emergency and primary care physicians.…

solutions, the company has designed, developed and is implementing a tactical medical training services company. OFS is a Georgia based company founded in 2015. The company was founded on military values with a…

hallway to make it to huddle. Not even a snowstorm the size of Texas, trapping us all at work for days, could dampen my mood that morning. It was only my second week on the job in the emergency room when not even a half hour into my shift I witnessed my first cardiac arrest. I remember the charge nurse and medical staff moving at a fast pace as they worked meticulously to prep a room for the patient’s arrival. The stretcher came rolling through the door. One paramedic was hovered over the…