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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: September 18, 2024 Reference: Dillon et al. Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. August 20, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an emergency medicine and emergency medicine service (EMS) physician at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. JAMA Network Open.

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Case Report: Acute Kratom Withdrawal

ACEP Now

A 33-year-old male with a history of drug use presented to the emergency department (ED) for extreme agitation after receiving two doses of 2 mg naloxone by EMS for respiratory depression. link] Accessed December 4, 2024. That is, they experienced nausea, vomiting, chills, myalgias, and diarrhea. 6,8,9 Dr. Am J Health Syst Pharm.

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Fatal ODs Down Again

Peter Canning

The latest CDC provisional 12-month rolling numbers (through August 2024) are out for fatal overdoses and the news continues to be promising. There was a great article in the CT Insider this morning about efforts in New Britain and Hartford Connecticut to connect with overdose patients and distribute naloxone throughout their communities.