Tag Archives: narcotics

A lawsuit filed by a Hunstville firefighter who was terminated in 2019, has been dismissed. Jason January claimed his termination was on account of his disability, his age, and in retaliation for his filing a complaint with the EEOC.

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Today’s burning question: Can a fire department that is not a licensed EMS provider equip its apparatus and train its personnel to carry and administer Narcan? Answer: Due to the opioid-crisis, most states are taking a rather unprecedented approach to Narcan by treating as an intervention that is in the nature of a first aid treatment that anyone can administer.

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A Boston paramedic has been fired and is facing criminal charges following a lengthy investigation into allegations that he injected himself with narcotics intended for patients, then returned the preloaded syringes to apparatus to be used on patients. The outrageous ...

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