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Ep 116 Emergency Management of Opioid Misuse, Overdose and Withdrawal

Emergency Medicine Cases

Aaron Orkin discuss the latest in naloxone in opioid overdose cardiac arrest and altered LOA, a 5-step approach to ED opioid withdrawal management and how we can improve mortality and morbidity in patients with opioid use disorder in the era of the opioid epidemic.

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"Call HazMat Before Opening"

FOAMfrat

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP, CALL 988 OR SEEK CARE AT A LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. WE, AS EMS PROFESSIONALS, SHALL PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, APPROPRIATE CARE TO ALL PATIENTS. Unlike other methods, such as firearms, hangings, intentional overdoses, and cutting, chemical suicides tend to linger in the area where the act was committed.

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Wave 2024 Recap: Top 6 Key Topics in EMS & Fire Industries

ESO

From April 2-5, the top fire services and EMS industry thought leaders and data analysts gathered at Wave 2024 to share what trends they’re forecasting for both fields and how they’re enacting change within their own organizations through the power of data-driven insights. Fire Administration.

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