Substance Abuse
How to navigate the opioid funding landscape to secure resources for opioid abatement, reimbursement and remediation expenses
In EMS there isn鈥檛 anything more frustrating than a screaming, punching or spitting person with acute alcohol intoxication
Keep the following tips in mind when you encounter a patient who has had too much to drink
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Candice Mangan has been charged with tampering with a consumer product
How to apply for grant funding for naloxone and opioid-reversal interventions and more
Experts say that when overdoses happen, adults can monitor some kids at home, but those with slowed breathing or other symptoms should be taken to a hospital
鈥淒o you want a headbutt?鈥� EMT Nicholas McGowan asked, according to court documents
East Ridge police said they saw James Robert Bennett assault a man who was overdosing on opioids; Bennett says it was a painful stimuli test
Nicholas McGowan told police he was on his way home after work when he crashed his vehicle
Dispatchers took more than 400 calls for injuries, drinking, vehicle crashes; the injured include a Galveston County Sheriff鈥檚 Office deputy
Charges are pending against the suspect, who reportedly shot the 25-year-old EMT in the ambulance
A Stevens County Fire District 7 ambulance was rammed on the road, and District 2 reported the theft of a truck and equipment
Reflecting on the pain of 10 killed in a hate-driven shooting, 100,000 dead of drug overdoses and 1 million lost to COVID-19
The provisional 2021 total marked a 15% increase from the previous record, which was set in 2020
Illicit fentanyl is the biggest driver of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to the CDC
The pharmacy chain is the 12th defendant to settle with the state, which will use the funds to address addiction and overdoses
States including Arizona, Nevada, Maine, Maryland, Wisconsin and North Carolina have removed fentanyl test strips from prohibited lists
Our co-hosts dissect Editor-in-Chief Kerri Hatt鈥檚 recent article on fentanyl exposure based on her conversation with Simon Taxel, NRP, BA, crew chief and public safety diver with the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS
Learn more about the real consequences of fentanyl misinformation and educate public safety partners
A poll of nearly 600 麻豆蜜桃mv在线观看 readers found that a stunning majority are in favor of providers being able to use medical marijuana if their state allows
The Ulster Hose Company No. 5 crew was removing a patient from the vehicle when it rolled backward, causing broken bones and facial injuries
Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty in March to charges related to a motorcycle crash that killed Ryan Ferrara
An EMS crew had transported Diana M. Corcorran to a hospital after treating her for a suspected overdose
Test your knowledge of intra-axial injuries, central herniation, subarachnoid hemorrhage and more
Personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the Sheriff鈥檚 Office, American Medical Response and other organizations responded
The settlement money will go to developing programs to help fight addiction
The settlement includes an $84 million donation of Narcan to the state of Florida
Austin leaders are considering rule changes after a Texas law approved low-THC products to treat PTSD
The County has set up free vending machines for people exiting jails and sent medical teams out with naloxone on their rounds at encampments
TBI risk factors, managing patient refusals and oxygenation tips for treating head injuries
