I’m on scene of an overdose. A fifty year old man in an unkempt apartment went unresponsive after sniffing two bags of heroin. His neighbor found him, giving him 4 mgs of Naloxone IN, and then called us. The man is alert and oriented by our arrival and does not wish to go to the…
Month: March 2019
How We Feel Versus What Dispatch Hears
It has been busy at work lately and the crews have been getting pounded. An EMT posted this video (found on the internet) on our employee Facebook page. I laugh every time I think of it. If you have never worked commercial EMS in a high volume system, you might not appreciate it. I can…
Connecticut Overdose Deaths 2018
The official death numbers for 2018 are out from the Connecticut Medical Examiner’s office. Connecticut Accidental Drug Intoxication Deaths 1017 people died in Connecticut of accidental overdoses, down 21 from 2017. This is the first decline (albeit minor) after six years of escalation. 746 people died in Connecticut due to the presence of Fentanyl, up…