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One of the most serious problems affecting society today is the wide variety of acute health conditions including cardiac arrest, heart attacks, allergic reactions, and contagious diseases among many others. These conditions affect hundreds of thousands of people around the world every single day, and I, as a soon to be emergency physician, would dedicate my life to be the person who helps patients fight through these conditions, and fight for better health regulations, as well as better education of healthier lifestyles so people can avoid many of these conditions. The field that interests me the most is called Emergency medicine, a specialization in medicine that has a big effect in society, it is the second level of the EMS system that treats patients ranging from simple things such as a simple infection, to a trauma patient, emergency physicians provide the care that stabilizes the patients for specialized care and in some cases even treat their condition. …show more content…

My dream of becoming an emergency physician started at fifteen years old, when I started watching a television show called "the untold stories of the ER", and as I grew older, so did this dream. Later one summer, I was given the chance to take CPR class, and I eagerly signed up. CPR is the foundation of emergency medicine, I was incredibly enthusiastic as I took my first step into emergency medicine, the BLS (basic life support) course covered many topics including helping choking victims, and cardiac/respiratory arrest victims. This course gave me the chance to learn the basic skills of emergency medicine which I have not yet needed, but if I find myself in a situation where someone needs help, I’m ready to use my knowledge in order to provide the sufficient care to keep that person stable until higher trained personnel

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