Articles for tag: Emergency Medical Technician

What is an Avulsion?

Definition of an Avulsion Injury Most people who are not health care providers aren’t able to answer the question, “What is an avulsion?” However, considering the machinery and power tools in use today, it’s not a bad idea to know what avulsions are and how to respond if faced with one. An avulsion is the ...

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Community Colleges of Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan may be a very rural area, but we still have great opportunities for higher education. There are two main community colleges in northern Michigan. Kirtland Community College near Roscommon and the University Center at Gaylord serve students from the northern Michigan area. Kirtland Community College I took several classes at Kirtland Community College ...

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Medical Personal Protective Equipment

Medical Personal Protective Equipment for BSI Body substance isolation (BSI) is emphasized, along with scene safety, during the first few days of emergency medical technician (EMT) training because of the dangerous exposure to the many communicable diseases that exist in the environments in which health care providers must work, especially EMTs and paramedics who work ...

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Summer Jobs in Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada has a great choice of summer jobs. The highest pays are probably in tip-based jobs, especially in customer service departments in Reno hotel casinos. As a 22-year-old Polish student I came here for a special program, just to work as a cocktail waitress for the summer, and I found many benefits of the ...

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Top Medical Careers Available in the US Army

Over the past four years the Army has really tried to show the American people that it is made up of more than that just the infantry soldier fighting for his country. The fact is there are over 150 different ways to serve in the Army. I have previously written about the law enforcement careers ...