Peter Canning

JANUARY 15, 2024

“They treated me like s**t the time I overdosed. Both EMS and the ED were not welcoming places for them. One day I was dispatched to an overdose. An EMT was already wheeling the stretcher down a short alley where his partner knelt by the dumpster. Thought I’d check behind the dumpster,” the EMT said to me.

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Overdose BLS EMT EMT 52

EM Basic

MARCH 13, 2019

Today’s episode of the podcast is a myth busting on all the media reports about first responders overdosing by being exposed to fentanyl in the field by incidental contact. I was an EMT-B in southeastern Pennsylvania for 10 years before starting my emergency medicine residency so I know how tough your jobs are on a daily basis.

Naloxone 52

Naloxone Overdose First Responder NARCAN 52

ESO

APRIL 19, 2024

In Evaluating Firefighter Decontamination Practices Using a National Fire Records Management System by Antonio Fernandez, Principal Research Scientist at ESO and Bill Gardner CFE, CFO, EMT-P, Sr. Data impacts every aspect of duties, from shifts start to end.

MIH 105

MIH EMS Paramedic Firefighter 105

Peter Canning

JANUARY 26, 2025

Sure there a few minor points I could nitpick, but the show does a phenomenal job of educating about the conditions that patients face and explaining the treatments the ED staff provides. Another EMT is made fun of for leaving the keys in the ambulance allowing unknowns to steal it. One last patient encounter I want to focus on.

NARCAN 52

NARCAN Overdose EMT EMT 52