Naloxone
The EMS1 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.
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From house calls to heartfelt care: Inside the evolution of a Texas county’s community paramedicine program
Paramedics administered naloxone to the infant, who had been crawling on grass and putting leaves in his mouth
Paramedics and Street Overdose Response Team members restocked the bystander’s naloxone supply and offered treatment services to the survivors
Campus nurses will receive training on administering the opioid overdose treatment
Most of Jeannette’s three paid FFs and 30 call members are already EMTs or medics, but they are doing extra training to learn how to properly administer the drug
Staffers have been trained in administering the nasal spray, and the program is set to expand citywide
Robert Califf layed out a framework for combating drug addiction and overdoses
According to the lawsuit, Somerville police administered two doses of naloxone to Jonathan C. Reina Jr., 19, who refused treatment and transportation by paramedics
According to the suit, William Miller died on a stretcher at Yale New Haven Hospital after ingesting a substance he believed was laced with fentanyl in 2021
RAND Corp. research indicates that the cost puts the antidote out of reach for some with opioid use disorder
Overdose treatment for Xylazine, also known as Tranq, includes administering naloxone and performing rescue breathing
When a paramedic attempted to steady the patient, Antwanisha Jones reportedly grabbed the provider’s throat and refused to let go
In all of 2021, Gadsden County had just 10 overdoses. “It’s shaken the entire community,” said Sheriff Morris Young
How to apply for grant funding for naloxone and opioid-reversal interventions and more
East Ridge police said they saw James Robert Bennett assault a man who was overdosing on opioids; Bennett says it was a painful stimuli test
“We have no idea where anything was inside or what may have been in there,” Portland Fire Chief David McIntyre
States including Arizona, Nevada, Maine, Maryland, Wisconsin and North Carolina have removed fentanyl test strips from prohibited lists
Our co-hosts dissect Editor-in-Chief Kerri Hatt’s recent article on fentanyl exposure based on her conversation with Simon Taxel, NRP, BA, crew chief and public safety diver with the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS
The Ulster Hose Company No. 5 crew was removing a patient from the vehicle when it rolled backward, causing broken bones and facial injuries
An EMS crew had transported Diana M. Corcorran to a hospital after treating her for a suspected overdose
The County has set up free vending machines for people exiting jails and sent medical teams out with naloxone on their rounds at encampments
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
The Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking emphasized the roles of law enforcement and expanded treatment in the future
Lexington’s team has added staffers and expanded to include rapid responses to overdose deaths
College students Livia Cox and Nick Wells co-founded Middletown Harm Reduction Initiative, hoping to equip those addicted to opioids with lifesaving tools
Lane Ambulance EMS providers were reportedly attempting to administer Narcan when the patient forced a paramedic to the rig floor
In prehospital settings, naloxone is widely available, and buprenorphine has been approved for few EMS providers
The sheriff’s office said responders gave the patient naloxone, which helped him regain consciousness, but the man struck and kicked medical personnel and a deputy
“It is another tool in our bag,” said Richmond Fire Chief Sam Kirby
Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns, and flu and pneumonia
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office detectives use the online tool to track trends in overdose types, deaths and Narcan use
