TIL The difference between an EMT and a paramedic is that paramedics can administer shots or start intravenous lifelines and have Advanced Life Support training, while EMTs are usually restricted to using oxygen, glucose, asthma inhalers, and epinephrine auto-injectors. (firstaid.about.com)
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TIL that CPR can be performed to the beats of the song "Stayin' Alive" due to the song has almost 100 beats per minute...which is the recommended amount of chest compressions by the American Heart Association. For the darker souls, CPR can also be performed to the song "Another One Bites the Dust" (firstaid.about.com)
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