The field of EMS is constantly evolving, as scientific and technological advancements help improve the tools and techniques used to treat injury and save lives. Over the decades, many skills that were once staples of emergency medical treatment have fallen out of use, either because they were replaced with something better, or because they just didn’t work.
If you’ve been in EMS for a while, you’ll likely remember many of these now-obsolete skills, and have probably used some of these yourself in the past. If you’re an EMS veteran, or think you know your EMS history, take a jab at this quiz to see how many of these obsolete EMS skills you recognize!
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