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Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS?

Posted on August 31, 2010 Written by 13 Comments

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

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Comments

  1. Russell Stine says:
    September 2, 2010 at 3:38 am

    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

  2. Jim Hoffman says:
    September 2, 2010 at 4:13 am

    I agree, thanks for joining in and giving your perspective.

  3. Greg Friese says:
    September 2, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    Enjoyed listening to this conversation about drug shortages and alternatives.

  4. Rogue Medic says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    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.

  5. Rogue Medic says:
    September 8, 2010 at 10:43 pm

    Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? – Answer 1 has now been posted.

  6. Jim Hoffman says:
    December 30, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    More recent commentary on drug shortages is over at RogueMedic.com
    http://roguemedic.com/2011/12/shortage-of-lifesaving-drugs-reaches-epic-proportions/

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