First Responders Foundation

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Chief Dittman was recognized with the Lifesaving Award for providing life-saving emergency care or rescue. When he and his partner responded to a call for service involving a drug overdose in December 2023 – This was during his first shift as an EMS provider. Chief Dittman also serves as a member of the agency Honor Guard.

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Peter Canning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A recent paper published in JAMA Open Network states overdose deaths can be reduced by 37% by combining naloxone distribution with efforts to get people to stop using alone. Naloxone by itself isn’t worth much if there is no one to administer it when a patient overdoses. I think 50% is not bad.

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EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

mg/kg/dose (PO/IM/IV) Midazolam – 0.25-0.5 mg/kg/dose PO; 0.2-0.3 mg/kg IN; 0.1-0.15

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. McGovern distinguished chair in emergency medicine. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e.,

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS). It is unclear how long he was down.

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ESO

APRIL 19, 2024

Aligning Community Data for the Common Good by Michael Baker , MA, EFO, Fire Chief at Tulsa Fire Department and Justin Lemery , Director of EMS, Tulsa Fire Department discussed the far-reaching positive effects that reviewing data and creating community partnerships can have in overcoming homelessness, overdoses, and chronic illness.

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Gold Cross Ambulance Service

JUNE 29, 2022

What Are The Most Common Emergencies? To get a better understanding of why people call emergency services, we’re going to look at data provided by the National Emergency Medical Services Information System , which is a national EMS database.

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NCOAE

MARCH 8, 2021

You may show up for a call only to discover that there is no victim, or the person is okay and refuses help, or a patient simply needs transportation from one medical facility to another. To discover state requirements, conduct an online search for the name of your state followed by “office of emergency medical services.”

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Paramedic Training Spot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Brief History of EMS in New Jersey New Jersey has seen Emergency Medical Services since the 1920’s, and was one of the first states to have this volunteer service. In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation.

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FirstWatch

JUNE 18, 2024

Register for Webinar Tuesday, July 16 th | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PT Overdoses continue to plague communities throughout the US and Canada. One North American EMS system recently had 245 overdoses in a single day. Identifying, tracking, and mapping overdoses is key to effective intervention.

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International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Background: Frequent callers of emergency medical services comprise a disproportionate percentage of emergency department visits. This study aims to describe reasons for calling 911 and healthcare services among frequent callers in Ontario. Methods: Cross-sectional research design.

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Peter Canning

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In an article by New England Public Media, Health experts alarmed at new overdose drug marketed to WMass police departments , a police chief in Dalton Mass stunningly poo-poos the experts warnings about the drug, actually saying, The DPH and these people, they’re not in the field, she said. They felt faint, some even passed out.

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