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Medication Safety and Opioid Risk Screening Program Delivered by Community Paramedics

International Journal of Paramedicine

A meaningful portion of patients used opioids for pain management, with a subset identified at high risk for opioid misuse or overdose. Results: Analysis of 435 patient screenings revealed notable findings. While most patients stored medications safely, disposal practices varied, highlighting a need for education and intervention.

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Mobile Integrated Health Significantly Reduces Opioid-Related Deaths

JEMS

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. Lincoln County, Missouri, is a rural community 50 miles northwest of St. Provided photo.) Louis, Missouri.

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 Omaha (NE) Medics to Start Whole Blood Transfusions

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News News Feed Patient Care Headlines Nebraska Whole Blood Must View ‘Mass Casualty’: 25 Hospitalized After Suspected Drug Overdoses in Baltimore At least 25 people were hospitalized Thursday after experiencing what officials believe to be overdoses in Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood.

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The Importance of Gastric Decompression and Ventilation Management During Cardiac Arrest Care

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Airway & Respiratory Patient Care EMS Paramedic Must View ‘Mass Casualty’: 25 Hospitalized After Suspected Drug Overdoses in Baltimore At least 25 people were hospitalized Thursday after experiencing what officials believe to be overdoses in Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood.

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, July 2025

JEMS

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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How Drones Are Transforming EMS Logistics and Healthcare Delivery

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

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

JEMS

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.