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Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis

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7 min read Commentary EMS Training EMT Training Exclusives Paramedic Training EMS EMS Education EMT National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic GA County Launches Narcan Vending Machine The machine, stocked with roughly 120 boxes of medication, is open 24 hours a day.

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Grand Blanc Township (MI) Weighs Using Police, Firefighters as EMS Responders

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This equipment includes stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, bandages, glucose, and Narcan. MI – Officials are looking to the township’s police and fire departments to potentially help fill existing gaps in local EMS services. Additionally, it costs $100 to license each apparatus.

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WA Firefighter Uses Nalaxone to Save Puppy Exposed to Fentanyl

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It’s not every day we use Narcan on a four-legged patient — but our teams are ready for just about anything,” the post says. Lacey Fire District 3 shared photos of the puppy on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, July 2025

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7 min read Commentary EMS Training EMT Training Exclusives Paramedic Training EMS EMS Education EMT National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic GA County Launches Narcan Vending Machine The machine, stocked with roughly 120 boxes of medication, is open 24 hours a day.

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How Drones Are Transforming EMS Logistics and Healthcare Delivery

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Their Guardian system can deliver critical emergency supplies—Narcan, epinephrine, blood products, AEDs—direct to incident scenes faster than ground crews can arrive. This capability can mean the difference between life and death in overdose, allergic reaction, or trauma incidents.

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We Don’t Need More Paramedics—We Need Fewer Calls

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Instead, we need to champion preventive care, teach communities basic emergency skills, and launch public campaigns that answer questions like: – When do I call 911? Imagine every high school student leaving with CPR, Narcan, and basic triage knowledge. – What can I do before help arrives? CT Insider. 2024, January 15).

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GA County Launches Narcan Vending Machine

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Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, reverses opioid overdoses by attaching to opioid receptors in the brain and blocking other opioids. Newton County accounted for 173 of those incidents and Narcan was administered in 65% of those cases in Newton. “We 4, 2018, in Philadelphia. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia.