Tag: Naloxone

REBEL Cast Ep96: Heroin OD – Is a 2-Hour Observation Protocol Long Enough?

by Cara Borelli DO posted February 25, 2021 No Comments

Background: Opioid-related emergency department visits have been increasing over the past two decades in correlation with increasing rates of heroin use in the United States. Naloxone, which is used to reverse heroin overdose, has a half-life of approximately 60 to …

Toxicology

The HOUR Trial: Clinical Decision Rule for Opioid Overdose Patients in the Emergency Department

by Mark Ramzy posted January 21, 2019 No Comments

Background Information: In 2017, more than two-thirds of the 70,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States involved an opioid.1 Many emergency departments are affected as opioid overdoses increased 30% from July 2016 through September 2017 in 52 areas in …

Toxicology