PULSE Magazine | February 2020 Issue

February 2020

Contents

Featured News

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COMMANDER PAUL ALVAREZ RECEIVES THE PATRIOT AWARD Commander P. Alvarez received the Patriot Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense .

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ATCEMS AMBUS PARTICIPATES IN REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services took part in a full-scale exercise was facilitated by the Capital Area Trauma Regional Advisory Council (CATRAC) this month.

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OPIOID PILOT PROGRAM SAVES 200 LIVES

The Opioid Response Pilot program saved 200 people from dying due to overdose over the past year. The pro- gram was launched by Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, and includes both short-term and long-term measures to improve the survival of those dealing with substance abuse issues.

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RECRUITING’S MEET-A-MEDIC: ANDREW AZELTON & MEGAN ROSSI Recruiting’s Meet-A-Medic is a great way to get to know your coworkers.

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GRAY DEATH: IS CONTACT WITH THE DRUG LETHAL?

Austin Travis County EMS Associate Medical Director Dr. H. Abraham & PIO Captain C. Stedman sat down with KXAN News to talk about a potent new drug, that's making its way around the country. "Gray Death," has been inaccurately reported as being so lethal, just touch- ing it could be fatal.

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WELCOME TO THE TEAM

We are happy to announce the addition of Sue Schreffler, MD, as an Associate Medical Director in the Office of the Medical Director for the City of Austin- Travis County Emergency Medical Services System.

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