Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
May be a regional thing. When I was trained as an EMT, part of the training was in oral airways. Out of a department with about 5000 officers, only the EMT's could insert airways. Kind like what you said in your edit. But I am only familiar with CA, other states may let anyone stick an airway in...
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