Written by Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health | Dec 13, 2018 5:42 AM View Original Text Here (Harrisburg) — The Wolf administration says the $5 million program to distribute the overdose reversal drug naloxone includes providing it to emergency medical service personnel, who are often the first on-scene to an overdose. However, Read more…
First responders to carry non-addictive pain drug Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health | 05.24.18 WITF At Susquehanna Township EMS in Dauphin County, first responders regularly treat acute pain for everything from bone fractures to kidney stones. They also run into a lot of people prone to opioid addiction, said Director Matt Baily. That Read more…
A new tool to fight Opioid addiction in the Commonwealth Beginning July 1st and pursuant to the PA Department of Health 2018 ALS protocols, Susquehanna Township EMS will voluntarily carry Ketorolac (Toradol) as a pain management tool. This medication is a non-addictive pain management medication that can be used in Read more…