EMS paramedics have expressed their frustration with staffing shortages and old ambulances breaking down. Now KHON2 has learned that they’re also short on certain medications. So they’re told to use ...
Jul. 19—Local EMS crews are highlighting the importance of patients receiving the right medication dosage, which can have a serious impact on a patient's health. According to a recent study by Medical ...
Megan Funk can relate to anxiety that EMS providers might have regarding patient medication dosages, so she provides numerous tips and tricks to help ease that anxiety. One of the most important parts ...
That is the Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Service’s accuracy rate of giving medication to patients it transports. “But who wants to be the other .121 percent that gets the wrong dosage or drug?” ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A new federal law enforced at the state level will place tighter restrictions on how first responders obtain, store and restock controlled substances they use to treat ...
An EMS worker and her boyfriend have been arrested in connection with medication stolen from the 50/210 EMS Station in the McGee's Crossroads area north of Benson, where she worked. The medication is ...
WEBVTT PAIN OVER WHATEVER IT IS THEY PUT IN THERE."> Clutching a letter that arrived in Monday's mail, a Nevada woman says she was wronged. The letter fromEldora EMS says someone may havetampered with ...
As the summer heat continues, the Fayetteville Fire Department says they're adding new medications to their emergency responder toolkits to help with heat-related health issues. The medications ...
NAPLES, Fla.- A Collier County EMS worker told police he was planning to commit suicide when he allegedly stole pain medication from an ambulance. Collier County EMS Chief Walter Kopka confirms ...