The most valuable thing in a go bag, crash cart, or ambulance is a little drug called naloxone or narcan. This drug immediately reverses the binding of opiates, which is the standard of treatment for opiate overdoses. I've worked as an RN in a local ER- opiate (oxy, hydrocodone) addiction and overdose is kind of a thing here. Pure speculation, but if there was an actual go bag, which someone outside of healthcare would call an EMT bag, then it was likely stolen in the first place. While there are suture kits, sterile kits, dressings, other drugs, etc, I am willing to bet narcan would be the motivation to steal, if it was stolen.
However they could be calling their basic first aid kit an emt bag, since there are brands available for sale that are called EMT.
In that they would just have a rad collection of band aids, some butterflies and alcohol, maybe a few otc benadryl, asprin and spray numbing. Why anyone would still that is a mystery.
The above is pure speculation about 1) the existance of an EMT bag (vs an empty bag, a tea bag or any other bag). 2)The purpose of the contents of an actual paramedic go bag and 3)the motivation that someone may have to posses or steal such a bag.
I have no direct knowledge indicating that this information pertains to this specific case or family. I am just providing some general information to clear up any confusion. I am also not verified as an RN, so feel free to research this information if you would like to know more.
Here is a listing of places where law enforcement are allowed to carry and dispense narcan without a prior prescription, Idaho is not on that list.
http://www.nchrc.org/law-enforcement/us-law-enforcement-who-carry-naloxone/
However they could be calling their basic first aid kit an emt bag, since there are brands available for sale that are called EMT.
In that they would just have a rad collection of band aids, some butterflies and alcohol, maybe a few otc benadryl, asprin and spray numbing. Why anyone would still that is a mystery.
The above is pure speculation about 1) the existance of an EMT bag (vs an empty bag, a tea bag or any other bag). 2)The purpose of the contents of an actual paramedic go bag and 3)the motivation that someone may have to posses or steal such a bag.
I have no direct knowledge indicating that this information pertains to this specific case or family. I am just providing some general information to clear up any confusion. I am also not verified as an RN, so feel free to research this information if you would like to know more.
Here is a listing of places where law enforcement are allowed to carry and dispense narcan without a prior prescription, Idaho is not on that list.
http://www.nchrc.org/law-enforcement/us-law-enforcement-who-carry-naloxone/