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   "title": "Respiratory Therapists",
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      {
         "title": "Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist",
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      },
      {
         "title": "Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)",
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      },
      {
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         "summary": true
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      },
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   "on_the_job": [
      "Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.",
      "Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.",
      "Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment."
   ],
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