The opioid overdose epidemic continues to rage in Connecticut, although numbers again show the carnage may be plateauing. The Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office just released the overdose death numbers for the first six months of 2018. Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Statistics  515 people died in contrast to 500 and 538 in the two previous six month […]

  A walk in the park to stretch the legs while on post. The medic walks past a row of port o-potties from a weekend event. One port-o-potty is not fully closed.  A sneaker blocks the door door. On second glance the sneaker is attached to a foot. Open the door and an unresponsive man […]

Check out this web site to read about eleven people affected by the opioid crisis, including a paramedic who injured his back on the job. The Opioid Chapters

The next drug to add to the EMS formulary should be water. That’s right. H20. How many times have you been on a call and the patient has asked for water only to be told by every EMS responder in the room, “No! You can’t drink anything!” Really? The reason we don’t let people drink […]

Misinformation and inconsistent recommendations  regarding fentanyl have resulted in confusion in the first responder community. – Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders (Revised) from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. It seems every week responders are getting exposed to Fentanyl, being rushed to the hospital, with many getting Narcan, all often without exhibiting any symptoms […]