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Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis

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While EMS training does a good job of ensuring most pediatric calls come second nature, little is focused on how to take care of a pediatric patient who is experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Behavioral health crises can complicate an already challenging situation for most EMS clinicians.

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

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MI – Officials are looking to the township’s police and fire departments to potentially help fill existing gaps in local EMS services. MI – Officials are looking to the township’s police and fire departments to potentially help fill existing gaps in local EMS services.

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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. TNS) A Lacey firefighter saved a puppy exposed to fentanyl by giving it naloxone at the Nisqually Reservation Tuesday morning. (TNS) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, July 2025

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Timeline for Repeat EMS Encounters Resulting in Transport Following “Lift Assist” in a Suburban EMS System. In conclusion, this is an interesting study from the LAA, one of the most advanced EMS agencies in the world. Prehospital emergency finger thoracostomy in compensated obstructive shock: Benefits and outcomes.

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How Drones Are Transforming EMS Logistics and Healthcare Delivery

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EMS administrators and hospital logistics teams should consider how integrating drone delivery can complement existing workflows. For EMS chiefs and emergency logistics managers, staying informed and preparing for these regulatory changes now will offer a strategic advantage.

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

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Rivera, DNP, MBA, RN 7 min read Share To: Shutterstock/Matt Gush Abstract All emergency medical service (EMS) systems across the United States face overwhelming pressure. Introduction The EMS workforce is burning out, not just from trauma and long hours, but from sheer volume. We need fewer calls.

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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.