Andy Anderson is a former Firefighter & First Responder for Suqualena VFD, Paramedic with Metro Ambulance, former part-time SWAT Medic with DPS backing up MBN & MHP. He currently works as a part-time Deputy with Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department’s SWAT Team, ER Physician at a Level I Trauma Center, Medical Director for Central Mississippi EMS District, and Medical Director for Hinds CC Paramedic program. He also teaches firearms classes at Boondocks Firearms Training Academy.

By Andy Anderson

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) has evolved significantly over the years, and in the 1990s, one of the most talked-about changes was the introduction of escalating doses of epinephrine.

Instead of giving the standard 1 mg of epinephrine every 3 to 5 minutes, the protocol called for progre

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