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.
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
Using restraints to protect a patient from harming themselves or providers is not new to EMS, but the circumstances are
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
The state currently only allows paramedics and medical professionals 鈥� not EMTs, firefighters or police 鈥� to carry the drug.
Officials said the firefighter-paramedic felt high and experienced respiratory distress after entering a home with suspected fentanyl
The opioid overdose epidemic is taking an emotional toll on EMS providers; here鈥檚 a roundup of innovations aimed at combating this issue
While paramedics normally administer the drug, EMTs, firefighters and police officers are now able to do so
Police found numerous packets of heroin and drug paraphernalia in the man鈥檚 motel room
Here are six strategies to prevent drug diversion, part of the EMS profession鈥檚 important role in the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic
School systems across the state have trained nurses to administer the drug should an overdose occur during or after school hours
Officers found the 32-year-old woman unresponsive and unconscious in a stopped car
A paramedic and an outreach worker from the Santa Fe Prevention Alliance go to the homes of overdose victims to provide the training and Narcan kits
The police department will receive 700 devices to swap for the recalled devices and an additional 500 new devices within weeks
Officials warned that the handheld device, a nasal syringe, may not deliver the proper or effective dose of naloxone
A revision of a 2015 law allows pharmacists to prescribe the drug
The council emphasized proper training of EMTs and EMRs for both medication administration and assessment of the patient
The drug task force donated 200 injectable Narcan shots that will be distributed to paramedics across the county
Statewide, deaths from heroin overdoses increased from 239 in 2013 to 342 last year
A two-pack of the Narcan nasal spray sells for about $150, which includes a counseling session on how to recognize the signs of an overdose and how to use the product
The video is making the rounds on social media, renewing the discussion about the region鈥檚 heroin epidemic and the community鈥檚 response
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
Carfentanil is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine, and a 100 times more potent than fentanyl
Being the first person that a newly revived human sees following a near-death experience is not an event to be taken lightly
The state鈥檚 Department of Health will provide schools with a nasal spray form of naloxone
Emergency personnel may now carry doses up to four milligrams of naloxone nasal spray
Two words can sum up Indianapolis EMS鈥� ability to spot the opioid crisis early: big data
Paramedics administered four doses of naloxone on the man鈥檚 daughter after she overdosed
The contest is aimed at developing a mobile phone app that will help a person having or witnessing an opioid overdose get the quickest access to naloxone
Employees saw two individuals passed out in their car at the pizzeria parking lot
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