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Florida EMS Crew Invites TV Station for Ride-Along
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Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 30, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Patient Care Source Type: news

Feds: Drug Ring Had Enough Cheap Fentanyl to Kill 14 Million
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney, center, speaks during a press conference inside the United States Attorney's Office in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Law enforcement officials in Virginia say they've busted a multi-state drug ring and seized enough cheap fentanyl to kill 14 million people. The bust was announced Thursday in Norfolk by Terwilliger, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)   NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Virginia said Thursday that they've taken down a multi-state drug ring and seized enough cheap fentanyl fr...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 30, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Source Type: news

AP Source: OxyContin Maker Seeks to Resolve All Lawsuits
This Feb. 19, 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, they are in active negotiations with Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, as they attempt to reach a landmark settlement over the nation's opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A settlement being pursued by the maker of OxyContin aims to resolve all claims against the company filed in both state and federal courts and provides a formula for dividing a pot of mone...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

EMTs, Teddy Bears Ride Along Together in Denver
  CBS Denver video DENVER – In this city, teddy bears ride along with the EMS crew. The furry friends are part of the Teddy Bear Patrol, an initiative used to comfort kids traumatized during an emergency. KOSI 101.1 is partnering with Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children and CBS4 Denver to collect new stuffed animals. They will be given to local first responders to help children in a time of need. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News)
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Patient Care Patient Care Videos Source Type: news

Eating Habits of EMS Workers to be Studied
Photo courtesy National Highway Traffic Safety Administration A new study at the University of Buffalo will look into the eating habits of EMS workers.   As former emergency medical services (EMS) workers, Dave Hostler and Brian Clemency know how challenging it can be to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working long shifts at odd hours. That’s why the UB researchers proposed a study aimed at understanding the nutrition practices of EMS workers. Their proposal was one of three selected for $5,000 in pilot funding by the National Association of EMS Physicians and the Emergency Medicine Foundation, two national ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Operations News Source Type: news

Deaths by Red Light Runners at 10-Year High
DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed by drivers running red lights has hit a 10-year high, and AAA is urging drivers and pedestrians to use caution at traffic signals. In 2017, the latest figures available, 939 people were killed by vehicles blowing through red lights, according to a AAA study of government crash data. It's the highest death toll since 2008 and 28% higher than in 2012. AAA says two people are killed every day in the U.S. by drivers who don't stop for the signals. "Drivers who decide to run a red light when they could have stopped safely are making a reckless choice that puts other road users i...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Hurricane Dorian Heads for Florida
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Dorian moved out over open waters early Thursday after doing limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, though forecasters warned it was gaining strength and probably would grow into a dangerous storm while heading toward the northern Bahamas and Florida's east coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Dorian was expected to strengthen into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as it stayed well to the east of the southeastern and central Bahamas over the next two days. The forecast called for the storm to pass near or over the northern Bahamas on Saturday and close in on...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Paramedics Sounding the Alarm About Stolen Street Signs in Alabama
A pile of stolen street signs found recently in the community of Kansas, Alabama. Screenshot from ABC 33/40 JASPER, Ala. – Stolen street signs are reportedly causing concern for paramedics in Walker County, who say the missing signs can mean the difference of life and death. "We actually had a call last week in one of our local communities," Regional Paramedical Services Operations Manager Kayla Thomas told ABC 33/40. "Delayed our response time by about five to seven minutes in getting to a very important call due to being unable to locate the address." Stealing street signs has long been a prank of t...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Resiliency Source Type: news

NHTSA Office of EMS Marks International Overdose Awareness Day with New Resources
Photo U.S. Food and Drug Administration A file photo of various opioid cessation products. This August 31, communities around the world will recognize International Overdose Awareness Day, an especially meaningful event as our nation continues to fight an epidemic of deaths from opioids and other substances. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of EMS joins in observing this day and acknowledging the important role that EMS clinicians and systems can have in preventing and mitigating the effects of substance use. EMS and the Opioid Crisis The opioid epidemic impacts EMS across the nation every da...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Press Releases Source Type: news

Jury Convicts Ex-Ambulance Treasurer of Theft, Insurance Fraud
Police Photos Ruth "Roxy" Rookstool, left, and Brian Eckert   A Bucks County, Pennsylvania jury has found a former Morrisville Ambulance Squad treasurer and operations supervisor guilty of stealing more than $100,000 from the squad and conspiring to commit insurance fraud. Ruth "Roxy" Rookstool, 59, of Morrisville, left a courtroom in handcuffs Tuesday in the custody of the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office after, in light of the guilty verdict on felony and misdemeanor counts, President Judge Wallace H. Bateman increased the woman’s bail to $100,000. Rookstool and ex-squad chief Brian Ecker...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Operations Source Type: news

Storm Dorian Closing in on Puerto Rico Near Hurricane Force
People arrive to a private harbor to move boats away for protection ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian in Boqueron, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico on Wednesday faced its first major test of emergency preparedness since the 2017 devastation of Hurricane Maria as Tropical Storm Dorian neared the U.S. territory at near-hurricane force — and forecasters said it could grow to Category 3 status as it nears the U.S. mainland later. The storm was expected to move near the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, with landslides, widespread flood...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: D ÁNICA COTO Associated Press Tags: Major Incidents News AP News Tag Source Type: news

OxyContin Maker, Government Attorneys in Settlement Talks
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, they are in active negotiations with Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, as they attempt to reach a landmark settlement over the nation's opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday they are in active settlement talks with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyC...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Lancaster County, Pa. EMS Concerned About National Drug Shortage
  Fox 43 MOUNT JOY, Pa. – First responders in Pennsylvania are sounding off on a nationwide drug shortage they say is putting people in their community in danger. Paramedic Rob Walker of Susquehanna Valley EMS tells Fox 43: "It is medications you would never believe, and the list is long, and will make you shake your head.” Some of the drugs EMTs and paramedics in Lancaster County need include fentanyl, ketamine, epinephrine, and sodium bicarbonate, according to the report. According to a Sept. 2018 article on JEMS written by Vincent D. Robbins, FACPE, FACHE, 93% of the shortages are caused by inadequ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Frankel Tags: News Resiliency Patient Care Source Type: news

Two Children Killed, 10 People Hurt in Dayton Crash
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Dayton, Ohio say a suspect in a stabbing stole a police SUV and crashed it into a van carrying children, killing two of them. In all, 10 people, including the suspect, were sent to hospitals. WHIO-TV reports that Lt. Col. Eric Henderson says the suspect fled when officers responded Monday evening to a report of a stabbing on Xenia Avenue. He says the suspect abandoned that vehicle, fled on foot and at some point stole a Riverside police SUV. Henderson says police then got a call about a crash near the Dayton Metro Library, where officers arrested the suspect. The SUV had crashed into at leas...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Mass Casualty Incidents AP News Tag Operations Source Type: news

Why Red Wyoming Seeks The Regulatory Approach To Air Ambulance Costs
Photo National Highway Traffic Safety Administration   Wyoming, the reddest of Republican states and a bastion of free enterprise, thinks it may have found a way to end crippling air ambulance bills that can top $100,000 per flight. The state’s unexpected solution? Undercut the free market by using Medicaid to treat air ambulances like a public utility. The issue has come to a head in Wyoming, where rugged terrain and long distances between hospitals forces reliance on these ambulance flights. Costs for such emergency transports have been soaring, with some patients facing massive unexpected bills as the free-f...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Ambulances Vehicle Ops Patient Care Operations Source Type: news