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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

In 2015, it introduced Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification for EMS personnel. At a recent meeting at Red Cross headquarters, a DHA leader reported that their decision to switch saved the MHS more than $23 million in 2022 and $25 million in 2023.

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SGEM#396: And iGel Myself, I’m Over You, Cus I’m the King (Tube) of Wishful Thinking

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al. Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al. Prehospital Emergency Care 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is a third-year resident physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, NM.