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

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Six township firefighters are already enrolled in a medical first responder course provided by the state of Michigan. I’m trying to get as many of our firefighters medically trained as we can to get certified, at least to the medical first responder level so we can start providing that level of care to the township,” Jent said. “I’m

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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. (TNS) TNS) A Lacey firefighter saved a puppy exposed to fentanyl by giving it naloxone at the Nisqually Reservation Tuesday morning.

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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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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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Imagine every high school student leaving with CPR, Narcan, and basic triage knowledge. New Britain sees significant drop in opioid deaths with Narcan training, social services. – What can I do before help arrives? – What should every household have in an emergency kit? CT Insider. 2024, January 15). Manistee News.

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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.