One of the biggest hurdles in today’s healthcare landscape is recruitment. With the ever-changing demands of ambulance services and fire departments, this challenge extends to emergency response, too. While many of the challenges overlap, there are some that are...
In the realm of firefighting, where we brave the flames to save lives, a new battlefront has emerged – the intersection of homelessness and addiction. As firefighter/paramedics on the front lines, we have witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of addiction among...
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So, you’re bringing on a new team member. It’s crucial to orient new EMTs and Paramedics to everything on the unit.
No matter what industry you work in—EMS, veterinary, wildlife, or another medical field—you likely know that there are DEA narcotic tracking requirements. There are also state and even local requirements that dictate how often an emergency responder needs to record...
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For those of us who work in industries where we handle pharmaceuticals, we hear the term “scheduled” a lot. Most of us are familiar with what it means when a drug is scheduled or part of the DEA’s drug scheduling system.
There’s a need for inventory and prescription drug monitoring in every practice, medical, veterinary, or otherwise. Regulations and rules surrounding narcotics tracking in veterinary medicine can vary from state to state, but best practices dictate that some form of tracking is almost always necessary.
For wildlife professionals, drug tracking is often time-consuming and even inaccurate, especially when it comes to immobilizing drugs, combinations like BAM, and scheduled drugs like Ketamine and Telazol.
