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Inside EMS Podcast: Do we manage our patients’ pain correctly in EMS?

Our co-hosts discuss key takeaways from the surgeon general’s report on opioid addiction

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In this Inside EMS Podcast episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the surgeon general’s report on opioid addiction in the U.S. Key takeaways include that addiction is not a character flaw, but more of a mental illness, and how hospitals were incentivized on managing their patients’ pain. Kelly also gives an overview of his class on pediatric sedation and pain management.

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