Paramedics
The other four times Joe Smith had to be transported by ambulance to the hospital emergency department, the paramedics were able to administer medications.
According to the Nova Scotia Paramedics union's website, the medications a paramedic can administer are dependent on the level they are; primary care, intermediate care or advanced care.
This time he wasn't able to get anything, nor were the other people in the offload room with him, who Smith said also displayed symptoms of pain.
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