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The Future of Autonomous EMS Delivery Systems

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2 min read EMS Operations News News Feed Headlines Overdose How Drones Are Transforming EMS Logistics and Healthcare Delivery JEMS Managing Editor Jeff Frankel talks with Ryan Walsh to explore how drones are revolutionizing emergency medical services and hospital logistics.

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Medication Safety and Opioid Risk Screening Program Delivered by Community Paramedics

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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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WA Firefighter Uses Nalaxone to Save Puppy Exposed to Fentanyl

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EMS Operations News News Feed Headlines Overdose Must View Rush (NY) EMS Service Wins Reprieve, Will Remain Operating Through End of Year After months of heated debate, the Rush Fire Department will continue operating its own emergency medical service at least through the end of the year. © 2025 The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.).

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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. 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

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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.