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Drug Shortages Reach Crisis Levels

Fri, Mar 16, 2012

The number of drugs in short or non-existent availability during 2012 is unprecedented.  Shortages of critical emergency medications and live saving cancer drugs have seriously affected patients. 

Drug Shortages Harming Patients

Mon, Aug 1, 2011

Patients are suffering and even dying as a result of a series of never-before-seen medication shortages.

EMS Medication Shortage Over, For No

Tue, Dec 28, 2010

The FDA declared an end to shortages of dextrose 50% and epinephrine preload emergency syringes, two of most in-demand EMS pharmaceuticals.

FDA: Prefilled Syringe Warning

Thu, Dec 2, 2010

The FDA warned resuscitation teams, ICUs, and EMS that certain prefilled glass medication syringes may break off, malfunction or clog when a user attempts to connect them to needleless intravenous tubing sets.

Current Medication Shortages

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

A recent change in FDA requirements resulted in multiple manufacturers discontinuing production of medications, especially certain preloaded medication syringes in common use by Prehospital and hospital emergency responders.

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April 2012
Volume 165, Issue 4
Imaging the Tube

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Big fires require as big a water flow as you can produce to extinguish, writes Paul Shapiro, and for firefightin... Read More

 

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