Naloxone
The SA国际传媒 naloxone topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and analysis about the growing opioid addiction epidemic and EMS response challenges and strategies, including overdose assessment, treatment strategies and trends, drug delivery models and more.
Many EMS systems are evaluating ways to mitigate the risks of refusal in post naloxone patients
Evidence-based naloxone administration recommendations to minimize risk of COVID-19 exposure and alleviate provider fear
While preliminary data shows no significant change in overdose numbers, one agency describes how stay-at-home orders have impacted overdose locations and outreach efforts
Police said the man, who was involved in a car crash, had overdosed; he was arrested and charged with third-degree assault
Officials said 790 Arizonans died of opioid overdoses last year
A DEA special agent said that acrylfentanyl has shown some possibility of being resistant to naloxone
The report鈥檚 findings help identify when and where highly potent opioids are introduced into a community
An officer had to be revived with four doses of Narcan after he accidentally came into contact with fentanyl
EMS providers administered naloxone 136 times in 2016; the state of Illinois mandates that all responders carry naloxone
Gov. Paul LePage said people with allergies have 鈥渄one nothing,鈥� but have to pay for it
An unconscious patient, with absent or ineffective breathing, may be in sudden cardiac arrest or have overdosed on an opioid; here鈥檚 how to assess and treat the patient
What each form of fentanyl means for the user and first responder
An EMS executive director said their job is to save lives, not to decide if someone is worth resuscitating based on their likelihood of relapse
At a safe injection site, addicts would have access to clean needles, medical supervision and access to opioid antidotes that can reverse an overdose
In 2014, New Mexico had one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation, second only to West Virginia
Administering medications intranasally in the pre-hospital or emergency setting can be easy, fast and non-invasive
P.A.A.R.I. and partners will train commercial fishermen with Narcan kits donated by Adapt Pharma
Assembly Bill 428 would mandate public and charter schools keep at least two doses of naloxone hydrochloride or other emergency opioid medications on site
The idea surfaced after an addict was found dead in one of the Civic Center library鈥檚 restrooms
The survey collected case data and examined the outcomes of attempted opioid-related overdose reversals reported by first responders and community health organizations
The licensed vocational nurses function as EMTs and paramedics in the prison system
Cleveland typically sees more overdoses on a daily basis than the number of violent crimes combined
A dispatcher advised the caller to keep the child鈥檚 airway clear until paramedics arrived
Given the increasing number of opioid-related deaths reported in the past months, an official said she was surprised more kits haven鈥檛 been distributed
Under the proposal, people experiencing overdose symptoms could get drugs administered faster
Existing law allows them to stock epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions
As part of a $35,000 grant, officers will be equipped with the drug after undergoing a training program
Education and acceptance of addiction as a disease is needed for EMS to bridge the empathy gap and join the effort to solve the opioid overdose epidemic
Over 18,000 naloxone kits have been handed out across British Columbia, many rendered useless when needles are used for illicit drug use
Officials said from December 2015 to December 2016, Narcan administration skyrocketed from 908 to 2,206 doses
In the first nine months of 2016, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue spent $183,000 on the drug
More than 620 fatal drug overdoses across the province occurred from January through October
Last month, state officials updated its policies to allow police, fire and other emergency personnel to carry doses of naloxone nasal spray up to 4 milligrams
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