Here is part 1 of the details from the points I raised in commenting on the discussion of the drug shortages and the way these affect EMS. I already gave the short answers. This will be a bit longer, so I broke it up by answer. There are many points covered for a podcast that lasts less than 40 minutes. Do Drug Shortages Really Impact EMS? – 1. Do the drugs help patients? I have recently written about why these drugs are inappropriate here , here , here, and here. OK, the last 2 are not yet written. These drugs are based on either, or both, of 2 bad ideas. First – Expired expert opinion. Opinion that is not supported by good research . When the research has been done, the research has not supported these treatments. By expired, I do not mean that the expert has expired, but that the opinion has been kept in use long past any possible justification. If this were canned food in your cupboard, the can would be bulging at both ends from the disgusting growth on this very dead opinion. Second – Not just expired expert opinion, but opinion that is not based on any research

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