emergency medical technicians

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Emergency medical technicians are healthcare professionals trained to provide emergency medical care and transport patients to hospitals.

Often abbreviated EMT, they respond to 911 calls, assess injuries, administer basic life support, and stabilize patients before and during ambulance transport.

EMTs work alongside paramedics, who have more advanced training and can perform additional procedures like administering medications intravenously.

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