The fentanyl boogeyman: Is exposure really that easy?

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In this episode of Inside EMS, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Kerri Hatt‘s recent article, “Fentanyl: Separating fact from fiction,” which dispels the myths surrounding the drug and details how first responders should safely approach a scene where fentanyl is present.

Additional resources:

• Educate public safety partners about fentanyl protection
• Opioid overdose: Fact vs. fiction
• Fentanyl fever and MIH opiate interventions
• MRSA, fentanyl, bed bugs: What are you bringing home with you?
• 6 strategies to protect first responders from fentanyl
• Quiz: Fact vs. fiction on fentanyl exposure