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They have to calculate IV drip rates and medication doses. They need to be very proficient in math skills as many of the medications used are not pre-dosed and need to be calculated and drawn up correctly.

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Paramedics need math to calculate doses of medications that are used in emergency situations. Many of the medications are dosed based on the patient's weight, usually milligrams per kilograms. They also need to be able to use conversion tables to change pounds from kilograms. Also needles, catheters, etc., come in different sizes and math is needed to determine size variations.

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to know how much medicine is needed for the patient, or to calculate the how much the services cost that were performed on the patient.

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