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Opioid Overdose Categorization

Peter Canning

” –Boston paramedic This is a quote I included in a presentation I put together for the state of Connecticut back in 2014 when we designed a curriculum to teach BLS providers how to use naloxone. Naloxone is for depressed respirations, not depressed mental status. Some of the people who are given naloxone don’t need naloxone.