Intranasal naloxone administration by police first responders is associated with decreased opioid overdose deaths

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1201-1204

  Rando, Jessica ^a   Broering, Derek ^a   Olson, James E ^a   Marco, Catherine ^a   Evans, Stephen B ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lorain County Coroner   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPIOID OVERDOSE; POLICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; OHIO; PILOT PROJECTS; POLICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941174113     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.05.022     Document Type: Article

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