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and heavier people. Paramedics sometimes have to build ramps or call in extra gear or personnel to help. It’s not just in the U.S., either. In England

in 2014, paramedics had to use a special lifting crane to help a 420-pound (190 kg) man reach the ambulance. Women are, in general, not as strong as men. How- ever, this does not mean they cannot be paramedics. About 36 percent of Ameri- can EMTs and paramedics are women. “For sure, there are a lot of women who can do this job very, very well,” said

Davis. “In fact, I like having a woman as an ambu- lance partner. Her experience can make dealing with some situations easier.” Rachel Satterwhite was a paramedic in Ada County, Idaho. On its Web site, she wrote about

More than a third of EMTs and paramedics in the U.S. are women.

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