May 2011 Supplement

The Day the D50 Dried Up
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   In EMS, adversity is what we do. We're used to being dealt bad hands and spinning the proverbial stuff into Shinola. In that sense, it's not a surprise that an enterprising system could turn a sudden shortage of a needed drug into a positive for its patients and itself.    In this case the drug was 50% dextrose solution for injection, which, as many services experienced, was in short supply following a spike in demand last year.    The system was Oklahoma's Emergency Medical...
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