Public Health
The EMS Leadership Round Table tackles community messaging, public health funding and caring for the caregivers at the Virtual Pinnacle Leadership Summit
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Since legalizing and selling marijuana last November, state emergency rooms have seen dozens of children who have ingested edibles
My Care Community is a partnership among 20 area agencies to share patient information and streamline client referrals through an electronic system called TAVConnect
The program has allowed injection drug users to trade dirty needles for clean ones, distributed naloxone and connected users to wound care and drug treatment
Following the declaration, city officials ordered mandatory vaccinations for all people in Williamsburg
The human body is an ideal training tool, but fire/EMS training protocols and the law must be followed
EMTs and paramedics must protect themselves with PPE, investigate symptoms and report findings to the hospital to identify potential infectious disease outbreaks
Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration classified kratom as a dangerous opioid, prompting backlash from scientists who claim it can relieve pain
Officials said Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s complex financial investments presented conflicts that made it difficult to do her job
In 2016, 42,249 people died from opioid overdoses, compared to the 41,070 people who die from breast cancer annually
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price declared the emergency and gave health care providers flexibility
Last year, more than 52,000 people died from drug overdoses, with almost two-thirds involving prescription or illegal opioids
Acute flaccid myelitis is a condition that affects the nervous system, specifically the spinal cord
EMS leader and advocate Raphael Barishansky discusses his EMS career path from a volunteer EMT to the highest levels of state government
EMS will work with law enforcement, doctors and public health officials to head off overdose spikes “like a measles outbreak”
Officials are increasing Narcan access and reducing opioid prescriptions, but the problem has grown
A new bill would allow administrators to give students albuterol if necessary
Accurate data, specific to first responders, is critical in understanding and preventing suicide
For the third straight year CDC investigators found the nasal spray flu vaccine performed dismally while the traditional flu injection worked reasonably
Nearly 90 percent of people with a rare paralyzing condition said they had symptoms of Zika earlier
At least 250,000 deaths each year can be attributed to medical care that has gone awry
Employers and EMS providers must use Standard Precautions to protect against transmission of Zika virus and other infectious diseases
Key reasons include seriousness of medical problems and the lack of access to other medical providers
The fetus had an abnormally small brain that lacked neural folds
The money would be used to expand mosquito control programs and speed development of a vaccine, among other things
Florida’s climate makes it vulnerable to the virus, which is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito
It is the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States
The World Health Organization estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year
One WHO scientist said the Americas could see up to 4 million cases of Zika in the next year
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