A battle over whether Ontario’s firefighters should be able to administer six “symptom relief” medications – including aspirin – is heating up across the province. Earlier this year, the Ontario Fire Fighters Association sent a discussion paper to the province urging the creation of a new position called “fire-medics” – essentially firefighters with additional paramedic training.
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