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  2. Emergency medical dispatcher - Wikipedia

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    9-1-1 emergency dispatch center. An emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS), and the dispatching and support of EMS resources responding to an emergency call.

  3. Electrical contact - Wikipedia

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    For contact spots of radii smaller than the mean free path of electrons , ballistic conduction of electrons occurs, resulting in a phenomenon known also as Sharvin resistance. [10] Contact force or pressure increases the size of the a-spot which decreases the constriction resistance and the electrical contact resistance. [11]

  4. Neonatal intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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    Routine gowns and masks are gone and parents are encouraged to help with care as much as possible. Cuddling and skin-to-skin contact, also known as "kangaroo care", are seen as beneficial for all but the frailest (very tiny babies are exhausted by the stimulus of being handled; or larger critically ill infants). Less stressful ways of ...

  5. Naval co-operation and guidance for shipping - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] [6] It acts as the primary point of contact for merchant ships to connect and liaison with military forces in the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf. The Maritime Trade Information Centre (MTIC) in Portsmouth , UK, supports UKMTO outputs.

  6. Secondary contact - Wikipedia

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    Secondary contact is the process in which two allopatrically distributed populations of a species are geographically reunited. This contact allows for the potential for the exchange of genes, dependent on how reproductively isolated the two populations have become.

  7. Point of Contact (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Speaking of Maden's inclusion into the franchise, long-time Tom Clancy editor Tom Colgan stated: “I had read and loved Mike Maden’s Troy Pearce series, so he was the first person I thought of for the Jack Jr. books and I have to say that it’s been a blast working with him on Tom Clancy Point of Contact.” [3] Prior to Point of Contact ...

  8. Iditarod Trail - Wikipedia

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    No one entity manages the entire historic trail—management is guided by a cooperative plan adopted by state and federal agencies in the mid-1980s. The federal Bureau of Land Management coordinates cooperative management of the trail and is the primary point of contact for matters involving the entire trail. [4]

  9. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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    The National Public Warning System, also known as the Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations, is a network of 77 radio stations that are, in coordination with FEMA, used to originate emergency alert and warning information to the public before, during, and after incidents and disasters. PEP stations are equipped with additional and backup ...