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 case study in opioid overdose complications, management strategies and provider safety
BLS and law enforcement naloxone administration improves already stretched EMS systems management of increased opioid overdoses
Public safety experts discuss how they were able to identify and implement forward-thinking local approaches to address national problems like cardiac arrest and opioid overdose
Fire and police departments from forty communities will share $700,000 in grants to purchase, carry and administer naloxone
Indiana Sen. Jim Merritt says the number of lives saved by Indianapolis EMS with Narcan has risen from 629 in 2013 to more than 1,150 last year
EMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses
The nonprofit organizations receiving $127,000 in grants will work with police, fire and EMS to provide resources and training
A coalition of NH fire departments is lobbying for a $1.1 million initiative to place drug counselors in departments
Maryland EMS agencies are increasingly administering naloxone to treat narcotics overdose
These events generated vigorous discussion and passionate debate
An in-depth analysis of the research based updates for the treatment of out of hospital cardiac arrest
Combating opioid overdose epidemic, the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., is a top FDA priority
The video captures the officer trying to revive an unresponsive woman using intranasal naloxone
The Attorney General’s Office anticipates the first wave of the grant program to fund the distribution of at least 1,000 naloxone kits to first responders
Researchers investigate the capability of bystanders to treat a simulated opioid overdose with intranasal naloxone versus auto-injector naloxone
Patrick and Amanda Stewart, married four months ago, work together to save man dropped off at the fire station after a heroin overdose
A Kentucky group will teach children how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose
A comprehensive examination of naloxone uses, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, administration routes and dosing
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
Officials think that heroin laced with fentanyl may be to blame for surge in overdoses; some victims have required multiple doses of naloxone
CVS to sell naloxone without a prescription in 14 states, making the drug as easy to obtain as a tourniquet or fire extinguisher
As opioid overdoses rise, more people without medical training will be able to use the drug without a prescription
Three local fire-EMS agencies treated six drug overdoses last week alone
Naloxone administration should be the standard for all emergency personnel and it should be available anywhere it will be useful
Police only need minimal training and equipment to treat patients in cardiac arrest, opiate overdose or severe bleeding
The company that produces the heroin-fighting medication raised the prices by almost half last year
The Pa. attorney had his legal license revoked after smuggling drugs to a jailed client
After his city suffered 47 overdose deaths in an 18-month period, Lt. Patrick Glynn began to think seriously about the role of cops in treating OD victims
With overdose deaths on the rise, town officials are considering an education and treatment program to combat opiate use
Suspected overdose calls increased 106 percent from 339 in 2013 to 700 in 2014, and another 31 percent to 918 through July
Legislation and regulatory change has made it is possible for cops, parents, teachers, and friends of addicts to obtain naloxone; this is what you need to know before you buy a kit
Host Chris Cebollero talks about the toll heroin is taking on a friend’s daughter and a report from the CDC that says heroin use doubled in two years
