Adverse events after naloxone treatment of episodes of suspected acute opioid overdose

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-23

  Buajordet, Ingebjørg ^a   Næss, Anne Cathrine ^a   Jacobsen, Dag ^a   Brørs, Odd ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Naloxone treatment; Opioid overdose; Out of hospital; Paramedics

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONFUSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; STATISTICS; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFUSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NAUSEA; NORWAY; OVERDOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VOMITING;

EID: 3342881850     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200402000-00004     Document Type: Article

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