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EMS, fire carry EpiPens and naloxone; police trained but do not carry EpiPens amid cost concerns
Summary
New Bedford EMS and fire officials said on March 11 that ambulances and frontline fire apparatus carry epinephrine (EpiPen) and naloxone; police carry naloxone and are trained to administer epinephrine but do not stock EpiPens in cruisers. Committee asked staff to investigate bulk procurement to lower EpiPen costs.
New Bedford emergency services officials told the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods on March 11 that ambulances and frontline fire units carry both naloxone (Narcan) and epinephrine auto-injectors, while police units currently carry naloxone and are trained to administer epinephrine if a device is available.
Michael Thomas, director of Emergency Medical Services, told the committee that "EMS has EpiPens and the Narcan nasal…
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