With some recent headlines about certain drug shortages, you may ask yourself. Do the drugs in question really impact EMS or is it more of an inconvenience? Listen in and be sure to leave your view on this subject below.
Show Notes:
Link for shortage explanations
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/drugshortages/ucm050792.htm
Russell Stine
http://hybridmedic.blogspot.com
Twitter @hybridmedic
Josh of WANTYNU Oxygen Wrenches
http://wantynu.com
NYC ALS Protocols
http://www.nycremsco.org/als.asp?intCategoryID=4
Great discussion, we kind of starting talking about alternatives in light of drug shortages but I think listeners will get a lot out of it
I agree, thanks for joining in and giving your perspective.
Enjoyed listening to this conversation about drug shortages and alternatives.
I added the first of a series on this show at Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? – EMS Office Hours.
This does raise some valid questions that EMS is generally not good at answering.
Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? – Answer 1 has now been posted.
More recent commentary on drug shortages is over at RogueMedic.com
http://roguemedic.com/2011/12/shortage-of-lifesaving-drugs-reaches-epic-proportions/