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.
Sharing data across EMS agencies is one of the most effective ways to combat the opioid crisis in communities
Is widespread naloxone administration by non-medically trained responders preventing overdose patients from reaching definitive care?
Further research is needed to determine if naloxone access laws actually increase distribution and use of naloxone, and high-risk behavior by patients with opioid use disorder
Buffalo officers will be the first department in their area able to administer the heroin antidote through a nasal spray
Atomized nasal medications, like naloxone or fentanyl, absorb directly into the brain and CSF via olfactory mucosa
Just because you are trained and authorized to give a drug, doesn’t mean you should give that drug
