By Mike McEvoy
FireEMS Editor
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report issued in October 2013 listssteps the agency has takento alleviatedrug shortagesin the United States. If you read between the lines, there is a suggestion that buyers (not just hospitals, but fire and EMS) may share responsibility for drug shortages.
The continued push of purchasing consortiums and low bid contracts for pharmaceuticals has effectively reduced the supply of many drugs as manufacturers are unable to earn profits in the fiercely competitive marketplace. Read thefull reportto consider how EMS may be contributing to the very shortages we complain about.
MIKE McEVOY, PhD, NRP, RN, CCRN is theEMSCoordinator for Saratoga County, NY and the188金宝搏是正规吗EMSeditor. He is a nurse clinician in the cardiac surgical ICU at Albany Medical Center in New York where he also co-chairs the hospital resuscitation committee. Mike is aparamedicsupervisor for Clifton Park & Halfmoon Ambulance and the chief medical officer for West CrescentFire Department. He is an EMS Section Board Member for the International Association of Fire Chiefs and a popular speaker atFire, EMS, and medical conference worldwide.
