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Mobile Integrated Health Significantly Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths

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One ambulance district’s Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) Division has recently made a big impact in reducing opioid-related overdose deaths in their community by increasing harm-reduction products and therapies. With these credentials, MIH paramedics enhance their ability to care for individuals with SUD/OUD.

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The Widely Varying Role of the Advanced EMT in Modern EMS

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Once historically known as “an EMT-Intermediate,” their level of training is in between EMT and paramedic. While advanced EMT training and certification is recognized at the state and national registry level, there’s a great deal of variety in how agencies use AEMTS. It’s pretty simple, right?

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Unraveling Myths in Mobile Medicine, Part 2: My Interview with Judy Faulkner

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EMS Operations News News Feed Headlines Maine More News This OR Community Paramedic Treats Patients Where They Live, Even If That’s in a Tent Jamie Breunig’s job as the sole community paramedic in Clackamas County can feel like a brazen act of hope in a world of despair.

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Medetomidine Overdose: Why More Naloxone Is Not the Answer—But Timely Respiratory Support Is

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For EMTs and paramedics, this growing trend requires a shift in how we recognize and respond to overdose syndromes. As with xylazine, this change requires paramedics and EMTs to adapt their response strategy. Like xylazine, medetomidine is a veterinary alpha-2 adrenergic agonist not approved for human use. What Is Medetomidine?

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Smarter Medicine, Smarter Tools: Preparing EMS for the Next Era of Patient Care

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MAML, NRP, WP-C 12 min read Share To: The annual ranking of the top-selling prescription drugs in the United States provides a window into the nation’s health, revealing trends in chronic disease and the rapid rise of breakthrough therapies steering patient care. Ethical design, human oversight, and clinician training are essential.