Naloxone and Cardiac Arrest: New Scientific Paper from AHA
In 2010, the American Heart Association wrote “naloxone has no role in the management of cardiac arrest.” This came as a surprise to many medics who routinely gave naloxone to cardiac arrests patients suspected of opioid overdoses, and may come as a surprise to many medics who continue this practice. The idea against using naloxone […]
Men With Guns
I was a new paramedic. The senior medic briefed me. They took two guys out of a basement apartment with high carbon monoxide readings after a dryer caught on fire. Ones already on the way to the hospital for evaluation. Your patient is the guy over by the building door arguing with the police officer. […]
Opioid Epidemic/COVID Interview
An interview with me talking about the opioid epidemic in the shadows of the COVID pandemic appeared this morning on This Week in Connecticut with Dennis House. Local paramedic’s first-hand look at the deadly toll of drug use amid the pandemic Killing Season will be out on April 6, 2021. Preorder Killing Season
Two Reasons
By all accounts, the opioid overdose epidemic is getting worse. A recent study published in JAMA which analyzed emergency department visits (ED) found overdoses were up 29% from March to October of 2020 versus the same period for the previous year. Opioid overdoses 29% higher in 2020 than before the pandemic: Study Fatal Unintentional Drug […]
Killing Season: Coming April 6
I have had some great publicity for my forthcoming book lately. Here is a interview with the Hartford Courant: Paramedic chronicles the daily tragedy of drug overdoses in Connecticut before and during pandemic The story was picked up by other papers across the country. I also received a great review in EMS World from […]
Wild Rescues
I just finished Wild Rescues: A Paramedic’s Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton by paramedic Kevin Grange. Kevin Grange is an excellent writer and Wild Rescues is great book that delivers on its promise. From the moment he drives up to Yosemite in a snowstorm to start his job as a ranger paramedic […]
Peter Canning
Assassin
As cases have risen in recent weeks, Officials should have given warning residents to be particularly cautious over their Thanksgiving breaks this week as families gather to celebrate.
2020-11-25 06:06:17
Passengers
Breathtaking to read. I can not imagine what you are going through night after night. Stay strong and thank you for your service.
2020-11-25 06:02:17
EMS Drugs
In the calls that I have seen Narcan, Oxygen, Nitro, Dextrose are the top 4.
2020-11-07 00:32:28
Help is Always Right
I was inducted into street work in the late 80s by a Catholic Worker whose brother was an addict. He died on the street here in Austin in the mid-90s and that's where she got her bias against giving money, which she inculcated into me. My policy still to this day, but you have given…
2020-10-20 01:26:41
Maps
