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Positive Change in Portsmouth, VA

BC Jim Hoffler reports Portsmouth has made significant life-saving changes for its department.   One of the first departments in eastern Virginia to deploy HCN meters and Cyanokits!   Read his report .

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UK – Shortcomings in Treatment of Smoke Inhalation

New European guidelines highlight shortcomings in smoke inhalation in the UK.  Read full article.

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New! – Smoke Inhalation Protocols – PDM

The moment we’ve all been waiting for – new smoke inhalation treatment protocols.  Drs. Dan O’Brien, Donald Walsh, Alan Hall and Colleen M. Terriff, PharmD, BCPS, have authored new treatment protocols.  Immediately share this document with your medical directors and local hospitals.  This is new life-saving medicine.  Empiric Management of Cyanide Toxicity Associated with Smoke Inhalation.    

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New 5-g Cyanokit Hits Market

Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. announces launch of new 5-g, single-vial dose o Cyanokit. Press Release.

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Mike McEvoy: Saving Civlians with Cyanide Antidotes

Dr. Mike McEvoy discusses the implementation of the Cyanokit into SOG’s for smoke inhalation treatment.  If your department is struggling with new SOG’s to address cyanide toxicity in the smoke inhalation victim, this audio podcast can be extremely helpful.  Interesting to note is that Saratoga County has used the Cyanokit on 8 civilians and no [...]

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