If you're interested in medicine or want to know what doctors and paramedics do, take an ACLS Course

I know one grumpy paramedic will cringe when he see's this since he wouldn't even teach first responders how to use a bag-valve mask so they could assist with cardiac or respiratory problems..

If you're interested in medicine or want to know what doctors and paramedics do during a cardiac arrest you can get a sample by taking an Advanced Cardiac Life Support course, ACLS. 

In an ACLS course you learn how to run a code. You learn how to treat a cardiac arrest from CPR to reading the heart monitor and what medications to give when. Everybody from doctors to paramedics take the same course and follow the same protocols when treating a cardiac arrest. 

Do Not Do This at Home.... To make the grumpy paramedic happy, please do not do this at home. This does not mean you can actually run a code, only that you have the same knowledge as doctors and paramedics when it comes to treating a cardiac arrest. 

You will need to study up to take an ACLS course. You will need to know how to read a heart monitor, a basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, as well as medical terminology and pharmaceutical interventions. 

It takes some study but it's worth it to have the knowledge. 

The new EMT oath talks about how to use social media in a responsible and professional manner and not embarrass EMS.

The EMT Oath I took many years ago said 'I shall also share my medical knowledge with those who may benefit from what I have learned. I will serve unselfishly and continuously in order to help make a better world for all mankind". 

This is a good article on why various people in various occupations should take an ACLS course. If you have an interest in emergency medicine or just medicine, learn the algorithms and protocols take an ACLS course and see how you do.

If ACLS come easy you really should look into a career in medicine as a doctor, PA, NP, paramedic, EMT, nurse, or respiratory therapist, because if running a code comes easy, you're a natural, go do good. 

How Knowing Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Could Help Save Someone’s Life