Nanuet paramedics say new EpiPen saved life Sunday 12/19/10

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Nanuet paramedics say new EpiPen saved life Sunday

NANUET - Members of the Nanuet Ambulance Corps say they used an EpiPen to save the life of a Nanuet teen Sunday — only weeks after being cleared by the state to use the injection.

Great Job!

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Nice job/save. Stupid question tho. They said they were just approved by the region to carry the epi-pens? Haven't epi-pens been required equipment on ambulances and first response vehicles for some time now?

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Nice job/save. Stupid question tho. They said they were just approved by the region to carry the epi-pens? Haven't epi-pens been required equipment on ambulances and first response vehicles for some time now?

DOH policy statement 10 - 01 January 2010. Epi and AEDs were required to be on NY ambulances as of May 01 2010. Great job. Putnam Valley had the same experience back in 2001. We put epi on the rigs even though we had ALS back up. A woman presented with a hornet sting an hour old, having no reaction. The medic kicked it back to BLS and half way to the hospital she had a massive reaction. What seemed like a lot of money for something ALS could do for us turned out to be an excellent investment. It is wonderful to see BLS step up and have such a positive outcome. Well done.