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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Xylazine Wounds

ALiEM

No, xylazine is a non-narcotic drug and is not an opioid, thus, Narcan will not specifically reverse acute xylazine intoxication. Thus, Narcan is reasonable to administer in the setting of a suspected overdose since the patients presentation can be due to combined use. However, fentanyl is the most common drug combined with xylazine.

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Medics Administer Narcan to 2-Year-Old Girl After Drug Exposure in Syracuse (NY)

JEMS

A 2-year-old girl was given Narcan by paramedics on Saturday inSyracuseafter she became unconscious due to a possible drug exposure.

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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: September 18, 2024 Reference: Dillon et al. Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. JAMA Network Open. August 20, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an emergency medicine and emergency medicine service (EMS) physician at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

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FDA Extends Narcan Expiration Date

Peter Canning

The FDA this week approved extending the expiration date of all future manufactured Narcan (the 4mg Nasal spray) from 3 years to 4 years.

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Narcan Box Installed at Jackson (MI) Fire Department to Combat Opioid Overdoses

JEMS

The Jackson Fire Departmentis taking a proactive approach to preventing opioid overdoses with the installation of a publicly-accessible Narcan box.

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Narcan Needs A Break

EMS 20/20

A pair of medics take on a call with a pretty straight forward history with what should have been a pretty straight forward solution. But this is EMS 20/20. A pair of medics take on a call with a pretty straight forward history with what should have been a pretty straight forward solution. But this is EMS 20/20.

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Grand Blanc Township (MI) Weighs Using Police, Firefighters as EMS Responders

JEMS

This equipment includes stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, bandages, glucose, and Narcan. While medical first responder training doesn’t cost much, each piece of equipment required for newly trained firefighters costs about $5,000. Additionally, it costs $100 to license each apparatus.