First Responders

Despite First Responder Accounts, Accidentally Touching Fentanyl Can't Make You Sick, Experts Say

By • Apr 25, 2019
Keith Srakocic / AP

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned in 2016 that people became sick from fentanyl through skin contact or inhalation, but the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology released a joint statement in 2017 that said the chances of becoming ill this way are “extremely low." 

First Responders, Volunteers And Medical Professionals Also Need To Heal After Tree Of Life Shooting

By • Nov 5, 2018
Katie Blackley / 90.5 WESA

It’s been more than a week since the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue, and those who were part of the emergency response might only now be starting to confront the effects of trauma caused by this tragedy.

First Responders Face Growing, Deadly Risk On Overdose Calls

By Kristin Kennedy | Beaver County Times • Jan 13, 2018
Mel Evans / AP

"Welcome back."

It was the first thing Sgt. Giovanni Trello heard when he woke up in the back of an ambulance headed to the hospital.

As Opioid Overdoses Climb, Allegheny County Receives More Than 2,000 Naloxone Doses

By • Dec 12, 2017
Governor Tom Wolf / Flickr

In an effort to combat the opioid crisis, the state has distributed more than 27,000 doses of naloxone to 59 counties across the commonwealth. The Allegheny County Health Department received 2,100 doses that will be delivered to local police, EMTs and other first responders.

PA Offering $5M Worth Of Naloxone To First Responders

By Joel Wolfram | NewsWorks • Oct 6, 2017
Kimberly Paynter / WHYY

Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic, state officials announced Thursday.

CMU's 'Snakebot' Deployed In Mexico City Search-And-Rescue Mission

By • Sep 28, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

After a 7.1 magnitude earthquake devastated Mexico City last week, rescue teams from several countries assisted Mexico in search-and-and rescue efforts. They were joined by a 3-foot-long, 2-inch-wide reptilian robot from Carnegie Mellon University.

As Steelers Training Camp Begins, Researchers Issue Reminder Of Football's Danger

By • Jul 28, 2017
Keith Srakocic / AP

Players arrived at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe this week for the start of Steelers training camp, but running back Le'Veon Bell did not. He's in the middle of negotiating a franchise contract with the team, but is feeling pressure from his teammates.