Four months after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, medical supply shortages are taking a toll on small local fire departments.
The Circleville Fire department was nearly out of IV bags according to a spokesman, until a temporary solution was found.
Saline solution is almost exclusively manufactured in Puerto Rico. It was also used by EMS in most medical emergencies, before the shortage.
Now the shortage of saline in IV bags, epinephrine, dextrose and lidocaine drips are forcing fire departments to come up with ways of thinking outside the box to get supplies.