Good morning! Please forward to all your members, as I do not have an EMT email address list built. Hopefully you know by now, we have added a labeled “sensory kit” to each ambulance and supervisory unit, containing valuable tools for patients with sensory sensitivities. These kits were put together by Eagle Scout Matthew Smith

Last year, Washington County ran 1,452 pediatric patients. Were you ready? Washington County completed a national EMS for Children survey for prehospital readiness. We scored an 8/12. While this score is well over the national average, there is room for improvement and we owe it to our children to do better. Let’s make this a

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Good morning, ALS providers. With an increase in the number of med pyxis discrepancies, I wanted to send a procedural reminder. (and if you ever forget, it is ALWAYS posted above the med pyxis for reference) Simply, never use a patient’s name to remove meds from the pyxis. I know the fields are “last name,

ALS providers and EMS supervisors: Effective immediately: Ketamine is on shortage for all concentrations and will not be stocked in the med pyxis for the next 4-6 weeks. For pain management, please utilize fentanyl as your first line analgesic for moderate to severe pain unless it is contraindicated. If you are going to use Ketamine,

Good morning. In the past, EMS has had some encounters with school nurses and school med techs after Epinephrine has been given (sometimes questionably) to a student with a presumed allergic reaction. I wanted to provide you with some (hopefully insighted and helpful) information from the head of the School Nursing Program that is employed