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.
A new study highlights the benefits of the drug to treat opioid-related OHCAs
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Here’s an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
The Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services will install the first of four vending machines in Brunswick
Boxes and other receptacles are appearing in several states as a way to reduce opioid deaths
Birmingham’s first responders teamed up with community healthcare partners to reduce deaths due to overdose
UC Davis Health researchers found an association between the use of naloxone and both the return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge
The child dropped a cookie and instead picked up a piece of plastic and went unconscious almost immediately; responding paramedics treated the child with naloxone
The Colorado Springs Fire Department is using grant funding to purchase and place 500 Narcan kits on apparatus and be available to AMR
The Vancouver Fire Department’s leave-behind program aims to reduce second overdoses among patients who initially refused treatment
Seattle Fire Department medics responded to 253 overdoses in June 2024 compared to 386 in 2023
Fentanyl accounted for 79% of overdose deaths in 2023
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown’s move will add patrols to an area where drug users openly smoke fentanyl
Delco Revive provides free training and materials to respond to an overdose
Austin-Travis County EMS personnel responded to at least 65 overdose calls over three days in May
Cover how to identify drug abuse vs. an opioid overdose, as well as drug administration routes and potential complications
Austin-Travis County EMS Assistant Chief Steve White said at least 65 people were treated between Monday and Wednesday
CalRx’s Naloxone Access Initiative will purchase 3.2M twin packs of the drug at half the market price
Overdose kits have been distributed to first responders in 11 communities in Hampden County
Grants distributed over the next two years will be used by first responders in communities with high overdose rates
Ocala Fire Captain Jesse Blaire was skeptical about the benefits of buprenorphine
Two Springfield Township medics have been fired; the fire chief and assistant chief remain on leave
Ohio plans to use the data to strategize allocations of resources, including treatment referrals and the distribution of fentanyl test strips and free naloxone
Once a patient is given the drug, the Seattle Fire Department’s Health 99 team — firefighters and case workers dedicated to overdose calls — steps in to connect patients with services such as treatment centers
Madison Fire Department paramedics will now be able to administer buprenorphine
Real-world data of high-dose naloxone administration by law enforcement officers found no added benefit to opioid overdose patients
Study found the 8-milligram naloxone spray did not provide added benefit but did cause vomiting, more side effects
Dr. Jerry Snow shares xylazine pharmacology, treatment tips and high-dose naloxone implications
Coroner’s staff arrived after the Springfield Township paramedics left the scene and found the woman trying to breathe