Pharmacology
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Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
In this episode, hear the experts discuss pitfalls and pearls regarding the unpredictable presentations that can occur in patients abusing methamphetamine.
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He’s faces possible jail time for stealing more than $1,500 of fentanyl and morphine between August 2012 and August 2013 while working as an ambulance medic
Police say they haven’t had a chance to negotiate the extra work that comes with carrying Narcan; firefighters say they respond to medical emergencies and should be the ones administering it
“Allowing first responders to administer Narcan will save lives,” Gov. Chris Christie said
The chief pleaded guilty to stealing nine small vials of Diazepam after he was caught on camera taking the drugs from an ambulance
With five break-ins this week, police are investigating and crews are doing frequent checks of medicine boxes after finding they had been tampered with
The American being held in a border patrol cell fell and hit his head; the medic thought he was faking an injury, but then found him unresponsive
He decided the benefits outweighed the risks of possibly fatal bleeding, and saved a heart attack victim who ‘died’ four times
Officials are pushing to allow responders to carry Narcan
He’s not being blamed for the narcotics going missing, he is being punished for waiting too long to report it
Making Narcan readily available to the public has the potential to give drug users the temptation to push their high to the limit and then return from the brink of death
The mostly volunteer EMTs at the fire department will receive training on how to administer the heroin overdose antidote
At least 17 states and the District of Columbia can publicly administer the heroin overdose antidote, and at least 10 allow for prescriptions to family or friends of drug users
The part-time medic was the target of a weeklong narcotics investigation, and was arrested on a drug felony charge
2 EMS partners were arrested after a home raid by police; one admitted to smoking up on the job
Buffalo officers will be the first department in their area able to administer the heroin antidote through a nasal spray
He stole painkillers from the fire station twice and is now undergoing treatment and counseling
Widespread distribution is medically safe, but moral concerns over drug abuse cloud the issue
Naloxone is effective at reviving heroine overdose victims, but widespread distribution could make it easier for users to push themselves to the edge
Since his arrest, all employees have been drug tested and a new policy requires that no patient’s medication will be taken with them by EMTs during hospital transfers
The move has been criticized as dangerous; they will get 8 hours of training to inject the highly addictive opiate, and will not carry Naloxone to bring people back from an accidental overdose
After three overdoes in 24 hours, authorities expect extremely potent or tainted heroin
Unknown distributors are selling heroin mixed with the powerful painkiller fentanyl in stamp bags marked with the name Theraflu
The medic allegedly stole pain medication and replaced the substances with a high dose of an over-the-counter allergy medication to put patients into a “deep fog”
Donald Penney, 48, faces 29 felony charges after allegedly diverting drugs from multiple patients at a hospital
The drug, largely used to save heroine overdose victims, will be distributed to EMTs at 47 statewide agencies as part of a one-year trial
They were taken by ambulance to a local hospital after one driver reportedly ran a red light; drugs or alcohol may have been involved
Her teenage daughter was found dead after her ex-husband called 911