JEMS

JUNE 11, 2025

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. 1 Lincoln County Ambulance District responded to 166 opioid overdose calls in 2022 and 107 opioid overdose calls in 2023.

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JEMS

JUNE 13, 2025

When combined with fentanyl, it can cause profound sedation, respiratory depression, and hemodynamic compromise—and naloxone doesn’t reverse it. For EMTs and paramedics, this growing trend requires a shift in how we recognize and respond to overdose syndromes. What Is Medetomidine? Where Is It Showing Up?

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JEMS

JUNE 16, 2025

15 min read Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine News News Feed Community Paramedic Headlines News Feed Oregon Medetomidine Overdose: Why More Naloxone Is Not the Answer—But Timely Respiratory Support Is A new nonopioid sedative, medetomidine, is rapidly becoming the next adulterant of concern in illicit drug supply.

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 14, 2024

Here are some of the highlights: EMRs and EMTs may administer Naloxone IM in a dose of 0.4 Paramedics may administer buprenorphine to patient in precipitated withdrawal following naloxone resuscitation provided the patient meets required criteria and agrees to hospital transport.* AEMTs may administer epinephrine IV in cardiac arrest.*

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