First Responder Naloxone Overdose 
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic
MARCH 1, 2021
An accidental opioid overdose and its nemesis, naloxone. Find It In Advance By paying heed to gut instinct and weighing up the pros and cons, we begin to build a clearer picture in the mind around methods to help us manage, or undo, the unwanted effects of interventions. Some start to sink in right from the early days of education.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MAY 21, 2017
Do heroin overdose patients require observation after receiving naloxone? He is also the host of EMToxCast and gave a talk at the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Annual Retreat […] The post SGEM#179: Chase the Dragon and Naloxone first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 19, 2019
Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone: A Prospective Clinical Prediction Rule Validation Study. Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone: A Prospective Clinical Prediction Rule Validation Study. The EMS crew observes drug paraphernalia and suspect an intravenous (IV) opioid overdose.
Peter Canning
JANUARY 20, 2024
While my partner confirms a low 02 saturation (77%) and a high End Tidal (95) I have already tossed an ambu-bag to a firefighter first responder to begin bagging the patient, and I have my IV and med kit out. I have called the time on a number of her neighbors in this building, some of them victims of overdose. per 100,000.
Peter Canning
MAY 22, 2024
Drug overdose deaths are down 3.1% 107,543 people died of drug overdoses in 2023 down from 111,029 in 2022. Here in Connecticut, drug overdose deaths have been decreasing for the last two years (down 14% in 2023 from the 2021 high). Harm reduction and the availability of naloxone. Why are deaths dropping?
EM Basic
MARCH 13, 2019
Today’s episode of the podcast is a myth busting on all the media reports about first responders overdosing by being exposed to fentanyl in the field by incidental contact. Please spread this far and wide and share it with anyone who is concerned about incidental exposure to fentanyl being a concern for first responders.
Peter Canning
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives, blared the headline from NPR yesterday. For the 12-month period April 2023 to April 2024, deaths fell nationally for the first time, declining by 10%. In May, I speculated on some of the reasons for declining rates : Harm reduction and the availability of naloxone.
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