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This post will focus on the key parts of the guideline that affect ED evaluation and management. Opioid overdose remains the leading cause of cardiac arrest due to poisoning in North America. Editorial Comment : Use standard BLS/ALS measures, especially if in cardiac arrest. Top 10 Take Home Pearls 1. No NAC or ascorbic acid.
“They treated me like s**t the time I overdosed. Both EMS and the ED were not welcoming places for them. One day I was dispatched to an overdose. I was in the paramedic fly car and a BLS crew was in the ambulance. I didn’t see anyone on two passes, but then I heard the BLS unit radio that they’d found the patient.
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