Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
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What happens if EMS providers who use marijuana safely and legally test positive days later in violation of policies?
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
Albuterol, fentanyl and naloxone injectable are among the drugs being recalled – many of which are in very short supply, with no alternate source available
Over 2,200 unhoused people died in 2021, a sharper increase than in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic
By the end of May, every firefighter in Chattanooga will have completed online training about xylazine, a sedative veterinary drug, based on information from the DEA
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Sheriff’s deputies were the last people to see the singer alive; they did a welfare check after he was seen huffing an inhalant on an Instagram live video
Wilkes-Barre FD members returned to class with questions; “It provided timelessness,” said Thomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is requesting $11 million to develop a strategy to tackle xylazine’s spread, which includes seeking an antidote
To conserve supplies while providing patient relief, a pulmonary expert suggests using a spacer device connected to an inhaler instead of a nebulizer
“Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said
The mother handed the child to Boca Raton Fire Rescue paramedics, who helped him regain a faint pulse before transporting him
The state legislature passed a law last year to help school districts and first responders have access to the overdose drug
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Los Angeles Fire Department crewmembers evaluated the children and transported five to a hospital
The Annapolis FD medic has been accused of making inaccurate statements about why patient Renardo Green was in a prone position
If approved, naloxone would be available for free in many places, and first responders would be empowered to distribute naloxone kits to the public
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An investigation into the Durham County Emergency Medical Services employee’s conduct found “vials with clear evidence of tampering”
The study aims to determine the type and prevalence of the mistakes and other factors
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Attorneys for the Ohio patient and her husband allege that the paramedics were negligent
An influx of money is on the way, thanks to settlements with drug makers, distribution companies and pharmacies
“First responders play a critical role,” says Peter Canning, paramedic and EMS coordinator for U. Conn.'s John Dempsey Hospital
Mavin Timothy Campbell is accused of kicking, hitting and trying to bite the providers before fleeing on foot
The department dismissed Dakota Ibrahim and suspended Joseph Schultz; Leonardo Guerrero died after being strapped to a stretcher in an ambulance
As recreational marijuana shops open across the country, critics say children are at risk
A judge decided to schedule three separate trials — one for the two EMSproviders, one for two police officers, and another for one officer
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