Efficacy of intranasal naloxone as a needleless alternative for treatment of opioid overdose in the prehospital setting

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-271

  Barton, Erik D ^a,c   Colwell, Christopher B ^b   Wolfe, Timothy ^a   Fosnocht, Dave ^a   Gravitz, Craig ^b   Bryan, Tamara ^b   Dunn, Will ^b   Benson, Jeff ^b   Bailey, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Intranasal; Naloxone; Needlestick; Overdose; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OVERDOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25644444657     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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