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The Future of Autonomous EMS Delivery Systems

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These unmanned aerial vehicles can rapidly deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs), naloxone, epinephrine, and other critical supplies to the scene of an emergency, often faster than traditional ambulances. Technological Advancements in Autonomous EMS One of the most significant developments in autonomous EMS is using drones.

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WA Firefighter Uses Nalaxone to Save Puppy Exposed to Fentanyl

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TNS) A Lacey firefighter saved a puppy exposed to fentanyl by giving it naloxone at the Nisqually Reservation Tuesday morning. Schmidt said Craig assessed the situation and decided to give the puppy a small dose of naloxone that Nisqually police carried. “He Bryce Craig sprang into action to help the puppy.

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Mobile Integrated Health Significantly Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths

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This includes ‘naloxone wake-up’ calls. Many times, when EMS providers administer naloxone to unconscious and apneic overdose patients, the patient becomes conscious, complaining of withdrawal symptoms induced by the use of naloxone. Provided photo.)

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, July 2025

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4 min read Commentary Exclusives Mental Health and Wellness EMS EMT Paramedic CO Will Give $3 Million Grant to Boost Naloxone Supply as Data Shows Drop in Overdose Deaths Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations.

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

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When combined with fentanyl, it can cause profound sedation, respiratory depression, and hemodynamic compromise—and naloxone doesn’t reverse it. But unlike opioids, it does not respond to naloxone—a critical limitation in prehospital care. Medetomidine acts independently of the opioid receptors and cannot be reversed by naloxone.

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

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In some states, community paramedicine programs are known to violate data collection rules by charting in Epic—but they don’t do so because EHRs capture better data quality than ePCRs or dedicated CP/MIH software. Feit, MBA, MA 10 min read Share To: Judy Faulkner, left, and Jonathon Feit.

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CO Will Give $3 Million Grant to Boost Naloxone Supply as Data Shows Drop in Overdose Deaths

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Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/TNS) Nick Coltrain – The Denver Post DENVER — Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday. Used appropriately, it can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.