Officials reviewed its protocols and determined there was a “gap” in the list of pain medications paramedic-level ambulances were authorized to carry
Source: ems1.com
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Dispatcher put on leave for harsh Facebook comments
Carla Grant is under investigation after saying a pregnant woman who was revived with naloxone should have been “left to rot”
Source: ems1.com
Fla. training center offers responders real-life emergency scenarios
With cameras, microphones, speakers and motion detectors in every room, the building gives trainees the opportunity to go through detailed simulations
Source: ems1.com
W. Va. county revamps dispatch protocols
Dispatchers will now wait three minutes instead of five after alerting a crew before paging the department again
Source: ems1.com
Pa. paramedics return to work after fatal ambulance crash
Mike Ankenbrand and Emmett Thomas are back on the job after being injured in an ambulance crash that killed the patient they were transporting
Source: ems1.com
Tenn. EMS agency considers switching to 24-hour shifts
Bradley County EMS providers may soon begin working 24-hour shifts, despite their concerns about workers’ fatigue and safety
Source: ems1.com
Kansas City paramedic indicted for stealing fentanyl, morphine
Michael Fostich reportedly admitted to being responsible for the use of 806 fentanyl doses and 636 morphine doses
Source: ems1.com
Death in public places, is your organization prepared? We were not
The Chief of the Manatee County Emergency Medical Services in West Bradenton, Fla., shares lessons learned from a recent incident and local fallout
Source: ems1.com
Research Analysis: Check and Inject program is safe and cost effective
King County, Washington successfully introduced hand-drawn epinephrine to EMTs for severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
Source: ems1.com
Inside EMS Podcast: Are EMS providers adequately trained to manage a death scene?
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about leaving a patient in a high traffic area after working a code
Source: ems1.com