When your unit is called to an emergency, it’s important to have your complete inventory stocked, but you’ll want to be sure you have plenty of the most-used EMS medications on hand. Careful inventory and medication tracking are crucial across the board, especially with these lifesaving meds. If you’re wondering which medications are the most common and important, here are some top drugs most first responders need to carry and keep on hand.
What are the differences between emergency response in the United States and EMS in England? I discovered a few interesting contrasts and several similarities during my ride along with the largest ambulance company in England.
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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...
It’s a tale as old as time. People resist change, especially when it includes technology and learning new processes. So, when you introduce a new way of tracking controlled substances, you’re bound to get some pushback.
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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.
