Naloxone
The Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒmvÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ 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.
Gaining signals from noise and understanding the trajectory of service delivery
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
Many EMS systems are evaluating ways to mitigate the risks of refusal in post naloxone patients
A dispatcher advised the caller to keep the child’s 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’t 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
The state currently only allows paramedics and medical professionals — not EMTs, firefighters or police — 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’s 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’s motel room
Here are six strategies to prevent drug diversion, part of the EMS profession’s 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’s heroin epidemic and the community’s response
EMRs are also unable to start intravenous lines or administer nitroglycerin or glycogen
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