Share this Story : Paramedics assigned full-time to ByWard Market amid toxic drug crisis Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Paramedics assigned full-time to ByWard Market amid toxic drug crisis Just a few weeks in, there are already questions about whether one full-time paramedic will be enough to meet the demand in the ByWard Market. Get the latest from Elizabeth Payne straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Elizabeth Payne Published Jul 16, 2024 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
Patrick Savard-Lemire, an advanced care paramedic with the new market paramedic response unit, showed this paper a little bit of what he does while on shift Sunday, July 14, 2024, from checking in with drug users to providing water when the temperatures are dangerously high to supplying naloxone. Photo by Ashley Fraser / POSTMEDIA Article content It is a first in Ottawa: a paramedic assigned directly to the ByWard Market seven days a week. The Ottawa Paramedic Service’s new ByWard Market strategy began earlier in July amid an increasingly toxic drug supply and growing overdose crisis.
Just a few weeks in, there are already questions about whether one full-time paramedic will be enough to meet the demand. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article contin.