Erie County peace officers now allowed to use EpiPens

Erie County peace officers now allowed to use EpiPens

SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) - On Monday, the Erie County Sheriff's Office began issuing epinephrine auto-injectors, or EpiPens, to deputies for the first time ever as an additional means to help save lives when there is no time to waste. In their patrol vehicles, peace officers across the state have carried tourniquets, bandages, Narcan and other first aid items in addition to being able to use CPR training to help save lives. But there are times when …

Law enforcement in Erie County will now have EpiPen Kits

Erie County Sheriff Paul Sigsworth has been advocating for law enforcement to have access to EpiPens to help people who are having life-threatening allergic emergencies.

Calls for all Pembrokeshire schools to have EpiPens for emergency use

Call to develop a group to look at a Pembrokeshire-wide policy on schools stocking potentially life-saving EpiPens has been deferred

Calls for all Pembrokeshire schools to have EpiPens on site

A CALL to develop a group to look at a Pembrokeshire-wide policy on schools stocking potentially life-saving EpiPens has been deferred, awaiting the outcome of a Welsh Government scoping exercise. The current Welsh Government position on emergency adrenaline auto-injectors, commonly known as EpiPens, is different from England, where it was mandatory for schools to hold a stock. EpiPens are commonly used in the emergency treatment of Anaphylaxis,…

Call to change EiPen policy in Pembrokeshire schools heard

A call to develop a group to look at a Pembrokeshire-wide policy on schools stocking potentially life-saving EpiPens has been deferred, awaiting the outcome of a Welsh Government scoping exercise.