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The Future of Autonomous EMS Delivery Systems

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Murphy JD, MS, PA-C, EFO 5 min read Share To: Shutterstock/Fineart1 Emergency medical services (EMS) are essential in delivering timely care during medical crises. 1 Self-driving ambulances represent another emerging technology. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine , 25(1), 43.

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

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She and her circle of friends might be certain health challenges, and they would want their own wishes to be honored by emergency medical service personnel. Epic is the technological version of Shangri-Lah, Neverland or Valhalla for Mobile Medical professionals: they laud it, pine for it, yet often misunderstand or misuse it.

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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.

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GA County Launches Narcan Vending Machine

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It’s offering naloxone, an emergency medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, for free. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, reverses opioid overdoses by attaching to opioid receptors in the brain and blocking other opioids. But it’s not selling candy or snacks or soda. Visit at ajc.com.

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Opioid Overdose Categorization

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–Boston paramedic This is a quote I included in a presentation I put together for the state of Connecticut back in 2014 when we designed a curriculum to teach BLS providers how to use naloxone. Naloxone is for depressed respirations, not depressed mental status. Some of the people who are given naloxone don’t need naloxone.