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For example, an advanced EMT can give a patient Naloxone, which can stop an opioid overdose, or epinephrine for an allergic reaction. They can administer medication and treatment for diabetics and ...

TRENTON — Emergency medical technicians will be able to administer life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose, which has become a growing problem in New Jersey, the ...

In Suffolk County, 1,400 EMTs have been trained to administer naloxone, including EMT-trained police officers. The county has had 90 reversals of overdoses, Delagi said.

The Christie administration has issued a waiver to more than 28,000 certified EMTs so they can administer Narcan, a medication used to treat drug overdose patients in emergency situations statewide.

Firefighters and EMTs are now carrying the overdose antidote nalaxone, also known as Narcan, on all fire engines and ambulances. The medication can reverse the effects of heroin and other narcotics.

Christie signed a waiver Friday authorizing more than 28,000 certified EMTs and EMT-trained police officers to carry and administer Narcan, which counteracts the effects of heroin and other opioid ...