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Lowell General emergency services reports October opioid declines; EMS notes equipment and staffing updates
Summary
Jacqueline Allard, director of emergency services at Lowell General, said opioid-related calls eased in October from summer peaks, reported a strong EMS response metric ("We're at that 91% for the first 4."), and described steps to address a temporary dip in intubation success tied to newly contracted ambulance crews.
Jacqueline Allard, director of emergency services for Lowell General and overseer of 911 paramedics, briefed the board on opioid and EMS trends, saying the system saw "a nice return down to the lower numbers for October" compared with July and August peaks.
Allard said the EMS system has operated without the need for outside mutual aid…
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