Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Changing the way we think about and train providers on oxygen administration
How disciplinary action is perceived offers evidence for implementing Just Culture values
Should we overhaul our protocols? What we’ve learned about STEMI, OHCA ROSC from the PEACE study
Legislation and regulatory change has made it is possible for cops, parents, teachers, and friends of addicts to obtain naloxone; this is what you need to know before you buy a kit
Emergency Marijuana Service owns 15 trucks for selling marijuana lollipops across the US
Witnesses report and video shows man suspected of LSD overdose face-down on a stretcher with his legs pulled back and bound
Both children, in separate incidents, died from acute intoxication of heroin mixed with fentanyl
Police became suspicious of the fully staffed ambulance because of its cross-country route
The man ran into a Fla. police station saying he took bad drugs, jumped from an ambulance and tried to break into homes
The FDA reconfirmed an epinephrine shortage, and high demands for auto injectors may make them difficult to obtain
The 27-year-old pleaded guilty to possession of drugs he obtained for himself and five friends to share at a music festival
Host Chris Cebollero talks about the toll heroin is taking on a friend’s daughter and a report from the CDC that says heroin use doubled in two years
New research reveals why heroin overdose deaths doubled in two years, and the need for increased use of naloxone
Medical examiner confirms multiple bee stings as the cause of death for the 65-year-old man
There is much we don’t know about how TXA works and its role in reducing mortality from severe hemorrhage
About 60 to 70 Boulder police officers will be equipped with nasal atomizers to administer the drug, which reverses the effects of a heroin overdose
An uptick in bizarre calls involving patients who are often naked and delirious from flakka use puts responders in chaotic, dangerous situations
Just before the filming of a news segment, a WPXI photographer began CPR on a man he noticed slumped over in a vehicle
EMS providers need to stop judging and take a more compassionate tact toward substance abuse users, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson say
Medics treated over 277 people in three weeks for medical emergencies related to synthetic marijuana
It’s time for EMS clinical leaders to discuss the role of targeted antibiotics which are safe and effective when administered to the right patients
English police foiled the plot of two men disguised as paramedics to distribute cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, and ecstasy
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Prehospital administration of Brilinta to STEMI patients caught me by surprise; this is how I strive to stay in the know as a paramedic
2 other students seriously injured by the SUV that plowed into a group of 30 high school students; driver told police he had used drugs
Police used a Taser and arrested him; this is the latest in a string of bizarre incidents related to the synthetic drug
High-performing EMS systems need to ensure their personnel are ready for spikes of unusual presentations from trending recreational drugs
A spike in the use of the synthetic drug led to 53 people sickened since Friday
There is ongoing concern about someone with little or no medical training administering naloxone to treat overdoses; is the risk worth the reward?
She was arrested after police following up on a separate incident found drugs on her while she was sitting in a personal car near a home
