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ple and paramedics need to be up to date. While most of the para- medics’ calls deal with inju- ries or heart problems, there is a wide range of things they might have to deal with, and they undergo training to han- dle all sorts of medical and other emergencies. For in- stance, people with mental health problems need a dif-

ferent kind of help than someone with a physical injury. Paramedics are trained how to try to com- municate with such people and assess their prob- lems. People with diabetes also present special challenges, and paramedics need to learn to rec- ognize their symptoms and deal quickly with what can become life-threatening problems. Sometimes when women in labor cannot reach a hospital in time, a paramedic might help deliver the baby. Every year, hundreds of babies

Caring for babies, such as performing CPR here, calls for special training. This baby dummy lets paramedics learn to handle their youngest patients.

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