MedixSafe, Maker of Advanced Narcotics Security Cabinets Gears Up for ExpansionMemphis Company Recruits New Director of Sales and Expands Product Line(PRWEB) December 15, 2011 Memphis, TN: MedixSafe has hired Chad Mitchell as its new Director of Sales. Mitchell, a graduate from Mississippi State University previously consulted for Conference Technologies Inc. Mitchell’s award winning sales strategies and leadership will play a key role in MedixSafe’s future. MedixSafe makes high tech narcotics security cabinets used by ambulances and emergency vehicles. The Medixsafe M1 Narcotics Cabinet set a new standard for narcotics security with the ambulance trade’s first, simplest dual access security solution – incorporating both proximity card readers and PIN pads. The M2 Narcotics Cabinet incorporates both fingerprint scanners and PIN pads, allowing for the highest degree of individual accountability and automated recordkeeping – assuring compliance with new, stricter regulations. For 2012 the MedixSafe Research and Development department has been very busy with new designs that continue to exceed the latest strict regulations for medical narcotics security. This while also releasing new models that meet customers desired features and specifications. As Mitchell stated, “ in 2011 we heard from our customers and we listened.” Exceedingly superior customer service is one of MedixSafe’s essential driving forces. A larger model, “ClinixSafe C1” will be available in January 2012. Measuring 24x18x18, the C1 is ideal for drug storage in small pharmacies and clinics. Like earlier models, it also features advanced security technology including biometrics and a complete audit trail.
Product and Tech News by Drew Johnson Jan 18, 2011 – With drug abuse, access matters. EMS providers often have direct access to powerful narcotics and this access, combined with a high-stress job, can lead some to find solace through chemicals. Products such as MedixSafe help prevent that from happening. Unlike old systems of drug security — which often consist of no more than a locked cabinet — MedixSafe offers both security and accountability. The safe — made of ten gauge powder-coated steel — requires dual access for entry, meaning one must use some combination of pin number, proximity card and fingerprint scan to open the safe. MedixSafe M1 comes with a keypad and proximity card. MedixSafe M2comes with a keypad and fingerprint scan. Many old-style narcotic safes require only one of these — pin number or proximity card — for entry. This doesn’t work very well for obvious reasons: pin numbers can be copied and proximity cards can be stolen. MedixSafe’s dual entry system creates a much-needed extra level of security. Each safe keeps a record of every single time someone opens it, leaving something the makers of MedixsSafe call an “audit trail” consisting of the user’s name, as well as time and date of entry. Managers periodically download the audit trail, which they can then easily check in the case of missing drugs. This is a tremendous benefit for responders, says Glenn Heard, national sales manager for MedixSafe. “Technicians who’ve used this love it because it keeps them from being indiscriminately questioned. With this safe, you’re no longer automatically part of a lineup, unless your name is on the audit trail.” The way things are now, if drugs go missing, everyone who came into contact with the drug storage compartment (often just a Plexiglas cabinet) gets questioned. The MedixSafe audit trail helps investigators limit their search to just those names on the audit trail. It’s a much-needed solution to a persistent problem, according to John McGuire, a paramedic with the Jericho, New York and New York City fire departments. McGuire has been using the MedixSafe for more than 14 months and the main effect he’s seen is deterrence. “Everyone knows you can’t get into the Medixsafe without being detected,” he said. McGuire said some departments have stopped stocking certain narcotic drugs in their ambulances because of pervasive abuse. These drugs, painkillers and tranquilizers mostly, have tremendous potential for treating patients before they arrive in hospital. Not having them in stock can be a big obstacle for responders. “If someone ruptures their gallbladder or dislocates their shoulder, they’re going to be screaming their head off all the way to the hospital until a doctor can give them drugs,” McGuire said. MedixSafe was created by ESSC Corp., a Memphis-based, electronic security and network cabling company. Find them on the Web at medixsafe.com.
Paramedic Charged in Drug Theft Posted on 10 July 2010 by Wyoskibum | MOBERLY, MO – A paramedic with the Macon County Ambulance District has been arrested in connection with the theft of controlled substances from his employer.Craig Halliburton, 41, of Moberly, is charged with Burglary and Theft of a Controlled Substance, both Class “C” felonies and a misdemeanor count of Property Damage in connection with the theft of Morphine, Demerol and Valium. According to court documents, the drugs were stolen from cabinet at the ambulance district. A police investigation revealed that someone had opened the cabinet with a code, and then slammed the cabinet shut on a screwdriver to try to make it look like it was forced open. Statements by other individuals in the case lead officers to question Halliburton, who later admitted to police that he had stolen the drugs and injected himself with Morphine. Halliburton also told police he had been addicted to pain killers for nearly two years, taking as many as 30 to 50 pills in a single day. Police were informed that the Macon County Ambulance board did not want to press charges, just wanted Halliburton to receive treatment. Macon Police then took their information to Prosecutor Tim Bickhaus who filed the charges. Halliburton is awaiting his first court date. |
| Health Department: Blanco Paramedic Didn’t Prevent Drug Theft
By Andrea Lorenz | Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 02:11 PM – Mark McMain, director of the Blanco Volunteer Ambulance Corps, went before a judge this morning to retain his paramedic’s license. We’ll post the outcome here as soon as it’s available.McMain is accused of taking the narcotic fentanyl 237 times from the supplies of Blanco County’s emergency medical service provider. McMain has said he was administering the drug to his wife for her migraines.According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl is a painkiller that is 80 times stronger than morphine.Last week, the state health department suspended a Blanco paramedic’s license for 18 months after finding that she aided or at the least didn’t stop McMain.Read the order and the original violation report on Evelyn “Suzy” Armstead. |