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Okaloosa County EMS reports fewer overdoses, wide naloxone distribution after community paramedicine launch
Summary
Captain Greg Kane said a community paramedicine program started in July 2024 has reached people after about 190 overdoses, enrolled many in treatment, reduced 911 use among patients and distributed more than 4,700 doses of naloxone across Okaloosa County.
Captain Greg Kane, operations section commander for Okaloosa County EMS, told the board that a community paramedicine program launched in July 2024 has been used to respond to overdoses and to manage chronic medical patients countywide.
Kane said the program responded to roughly 190 overdoses in the past 12 months, made contact with about 58% of those patients and helped enroll about 43% of the people they reached into some form of treatment. "In July 2024, we implemented a community paramedicine program with the focus being on reducing overdose deaths asโฆ
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