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Transportation of patients can happen in an ambulance, in the air or sea.

to four EMTs. While one EMT is driving the ambulance, another will be administering treatment to the patient in the back. Similar procedures are followed in other different forms of emergency transportation, including in a helicopter or an airplane transporting patients. When a 911 call comes in,

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the usual protocol for basic EMTs is as follows: First they get to the scene of the accident or incident in a timely and safe manner, avoiding any motor vehicle accidents on the way. On arrival, they “size up” the scene: This means that the EMTs determine what type of

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EMTs and Paramedics