Trauma Services hosted a regional Biohazard & Narcotics training on October 26th at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Over 150 law enforcement personnel from across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts attended the specialized training workshop, which examined a range of topics including the various types of bio-hazardous environments first responders most often face: the proper methods […]
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Mansfield PD & Trauma Services host regional Biohazard & Fentanyl training
Trauma Services recently partnered with the Mansfield Police Department to provide a regional Biohazard & Fentanyl training workshop for first responders. Police, fire & EMS from a number of surrounding communities attended the specialized training workshop, which examined a range of topics including the various types of bio-hazardous environments first responders most often face: […]
Trauma Services & Westport PD host regional Biohazard & Fentanyl training
Trauma Services recently partnered with the Westport Police Department to provide a regional Biohazard & Fentanyl training workshop for first responders. Police, fire & EMS from a number of surrounding communities attended the specialized training workshop, which examined a range of topics including the various types of bio-hazardous environments first responders most often face: the […]
Boston Herald: Deadly Fentanyl Forces Sites to Call Professionals
Via Boston Herald BROOKS SUTHERLAND The tragic business of cleaning up deadly fentanyl overdose sites is booming — with calls flooding in for hazmat responses to hotels, schools, ball fields, public restrooms and even rental cars, where addicts have been shooting up drugs. “It’s increased tremendously in the last 18 months and even more specifically in the last 12 months,” said Michael […]
New Law Proposed After 7 News Story Featuring Trauma Reveals Fentanyl Danger
(WHDH) — Someone died in this van of a fentanyl overdose. The front seat is still covered with the deadly drug. Hank Phillippi Ryan: “What could happen if that door was just opened?” Mike Wiseman, CEO, Trauma Services: “Anyone within a 6-foot area, depending on the wind current, could overdose on fentanyl exposure.” Hank: […]
Trauma Featured in Article By INC. Magazine
Will Yakowicz INC.com Drug Labs, Hoarding, and Murder: The Crime Scene Cleanup Industry Is Booming The opioid epidemic is raging across America and powerful narcotics like fentanyl are causing tens of thousands of fatal overdoses each year. It’s also spawned a niche industry–that’s now making a killing. — In November 19, 2017, first responders raced […]