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SGEM#179: Chase the Dragon and Naloxone

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

[display_podcast] Date: May 19th, 2017 Reference: Willman et al. Do heroin overdose patients require observation after receiving naloxone? Guest Skeptic: Dr. Richard Hamilton (@RJHamiltonMD) is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. Clinical Toxicology 2017.

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SGEM#241: Wake Me Up Before You Go, Go – Using the HOUR Rule

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference: Clemency et al. Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone: A Prospective Clinical Prediction Rule Validation Study. Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference: Clemency et al. Sixty minutes after receiving naloxone he is GCS 15 and walking to the desk demanding to be discharged.

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