Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
EMS attorneys Stephen Wirth and Douglas Wolfberg discuss the legal analysis of the charges brought against Colorado firefighter-medics in the Elijah McClain case
Data gurus Drs. Remle Crowe and Brent Myers discuss their extensive findings on ketamine use by EMS
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What makes these recent cases even more worrisome is the fact that to satisfy their addiction, these medics put patients’ safety at risk
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Police chief says medical personnel, not police officers, should administer the heroin antidote naloxone
The child ingested a lethal dose of heroin and fentanyl after the mother brought her with her to a drug house
The paramedic was charged with seven counts each of grand theft and possession of a controlled substance
Austin-Travis County EMS responded to more than 700 synthetic drug calls in the past three months
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The company that produces the heroin-fighting medication raised the prices by almost half last year
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According to the report, flakka caused Jermaine Benjamin to go into a delirium he couldn’t control, leading to death
The patient voluntarily entered the ambulance, but began fighting with providers, showed signs of distress and died as CPR was administered during transport
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Paramedic services were suspended in May due to a lack of a coordinator, expired medications found on ambulances and lapses in drug record-keeping procedures
The driver who crashed a van carrying vacation Bible school students into a freight train at a rail crossing told paramedics she had been taking Vicodin and Adderall all day
Statewide, there have been more than 1,900 emergency department visits from April through June alone, prompting an existing list of banned substances to include new chemical compounds
He was sentenced to seven years of probation and required to quit the EMS service
Gov. Maggie Hassan said declaring a public health emergency would not allow the state to redirect a federal grant or fund ways to remove the drug from the streets
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The EMT is suspected of stealing money and medication from the purses and wallets of colleagues
With overdose deaths on the rise, town officials are considering an education and treatment program to combat opiate use
Police used a Taser to subdue the man, who kicked a medic in the head and punched and bit officers
Suspected overdose calls increased 106 percent from 339 in 2013 to 700 in 2014, and another 31 percent to 918 through July
Plantation Fire Rescue administers powerful sedative to suspected flakka users to calm them down for the safety of all involved
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