Expanded Access to Naloxone Among Firefighters, Police Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians in Massachusetts
Expanded Access to Naloxone Among Firefighters, Police Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians in Massachusetts
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2014.302062
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发表时间：
2014-08-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Walley, Alexander Y.
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作者：
Davis, Corey S.;Ruiz, Sarah;Walley, Alexander Y.
纳洛酮是一种药物，逆转呼吸抑制从阿片类药物过量，如果给予及时。护理人员通常在院前环境中向阿片类药物过量的受害者施用纳洛酮，许多州正在采取行动增加获得药物的机会。一些司法管辖区已经将纳洛酮管理权限扩大到非护理人员的第一反应者，其他人正在考虑这一步骤。我们在这里报告马萨诸塞州的政策变化，那里的几个社区已经为紧急医疗技术人员、执法人员和消防员配备了纳洛酮。
Naloxone is a medication that reverses respiratory depression from opioid overdose if given in time. Paramedics routinely administer naloxone to opioid overdose victims in the prehospital setting, and many states are moving to increase access to the medication. Several jurisdictions have expanded naloxone administration authority to nonparamedic first responders, and others are considering that step. We report here on policy change in Massachusetts, where several communities have equipped emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, and firefighters with naloxone.