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.
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
In June, North Carolina became the third state to allow pharmacists to sell naloxone without a prescription
In just four hours on Aug. 15, 28 people overdosed in Huntington; 26 of them were saved
An official said paramedics respond to between six and eight overdoses a day
Adults can receive free training, certification and a prescription for naloxone in two-hour training sessions
By monitoring vitals during drug use, nurses can administer oxygen and IV fluids to keep patients alive
In 2015, 2,590 people in Ohio died of opioid overdoses, which includes heroin, fentanyl, and other prescription overdoses
Officials are increasing Narcan access and reducing opioid prescriptions, but the problem has grown
Narcan will be provided free of charge by Summit County Public Health
Some departments pay over $100 per shot of Narcan; certain overdoses may require multiple treatments
Officials believe greater access to Narcan and a new good Samaritan law have saved lives
Officials suspected that a stronger cut of heroin was responsible for the spike in calls
Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, and requires multiple doses of Narcan to counteract
Community organizers are taking steps to deal with the state’s growing opioid epidemic
Deputies will carry naloxone in nasal spray form; AMR also hopes to expand training to EMTs
The seminar will discuss new approaches for treating opioid use disorders in the ER
The record opioid epidemic sees 11 people overdose each day
EMTs, fire and police personnel will be trained to use the naloxone-based spray
Administered in recent years by first responders, it’s credited with saving thousands of lives in a region that continues to grapple with an opioid epidemic
Our co-hosts review the recent charges brought against two paramedics for taking unauthorized photos and the 1000 percent price jump in Narcan
The demand for the life-saving drug naloxone has risen, and companies have raised their prices
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn an innovative and collaborative approach between law enforcement and EMS to the opioid overdose epidemic
The 50-year-old Mass. man received 4 doses from firefighters, 3 from paramedics
Public health officials are increasingly looking at naloxone as an antidote to the state’s increasing overdose death rate
Akron police suspect fentanyl-laced heroin as the cause of 17 overdoses in one day
The law will expand access to people with prescriptions for opioid medications, providing the antidote to patient
First responders have long used the antidote naloxone to revive people who’ve stopped breathing because of an opioid overdose
Use this hands-on training exercise to improve equipment familiarity, reinforce medication cross-check processes and increase provider confidence to treat sick kids
All participating pharmacies may dispense the drug to anyone eligible, such as someone who indicates an ability to help prevent an overdose
Utah police arrest the girl’s parents, who called 911 after finding the girl unresponsive, on suspicion of ‘child endangerment’
The state’s health department will allocate $32,000 to distribute Narcan to all EMS agencies
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