The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. Your partner asks if you want to administer naloxone as well. Today’s study looks at the role of naloxone in OHCA. Naloxone is a well-established medication used primarily for reversing opioid overdoses. JAMA Network Open.

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Peter Canning

JANUARY 27, 2024

The FDA this week approved extending the expiration date of all future manufactured Narcan (the 4mg Nasal spray) from 3 years to 4 years. In the case of naloxone, unlike say milk, the product doesn’t spoil and it retains its potency for many years. Yes, naloxone works for years after its expiration date.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Narcan was not given at the scene. The "good" news — Treatment with naloxone will probably resolve the bradycardia. I thought the lack of any QRS complex after deflections b, e and h supported my theory of some kind of artifact distortion. QUESTION: Do YOU agree with either Dr. Meyers or myself? We still did not know any history.

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EM Basic

MARCH 13, 2019

This police officer “had his life saved” with narcan in this dramatic body camera footage…the substance was later found to be methamphetamine… Below is the script of the podcast edited into the form of a blog post in case you are interested in reading it instead of listening to the podcast.

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