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During the transition from the 1985 to the 1994 U.S. Department of Transportation standard curriculum, the title given in many states to individuals who became certified EMTs in the skill of defibrillation.  

An individual who has become state certified or nationally registered after completion of the U.S. Department of Transportation EMT-B standard curriculum.  

The physician responsible for the patient care and clinical components of an EMS system.  

A communications system that uses the telephone to interview witnesses to an emergency, make triage decisions, and provide protocol-based advice so that first-aid treatment may be initiated before emergency services providers arrive at the scene.  

A box or bag containing the equipment, supplies, and medications needed to provide an initial assessment and to manage life-threatening conditions. The kit typically includes tools for managing the airway and breathing, supporting circulation, providing basic or advanced life support, inserting intravenous access, and measuring vital signs.  

The basic and advanced life support assessment and treatment necessary to manage sudden and often life-threatening events affecting cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. ECC includes identifying the nature of the problem, monitoring the patient closely, providing basic and advanced life support as quickly as possible, preventing complications, reassuring the patient, and transporting the patient to the…

To remove the marrow from a bone.  

A fluid resulting from the enzyme action of the trophoblast on the neighboring maternal tissue. This fluid nourishes the embryo from the time of implantation into the uterus.  

Congenital marginal opacity of the cornea.