Saskatoon firefighters now carrying non-opioid pain medication

Nov. 15, 2019, Saskatoon – The Saskatoon Fire Department added a new medication to its emergency response kit – Penthrox, a non-opioid gaseous drug used for pain relief. The medication can be administered through an inhaler to treat people experiencing moderate to severe pain associated with trauma. The addition of this medicine to the response kit came as a result of a joint effort with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics protocols. CTV News reports. |READ MORE