Professor's commentary on naloxone and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest published in JAMA Network Open
Naloxone, a medicine used to reverse opioid overdose, may be a beneficial prehospital treatment for the general population of patients experiencing cardiac arrest, according to a recent invited commentary published in JAMA Network Open by Department of
Wampler believes that naloxone, often referred to as Narcan, could help improve outcomes for prehospital cardiac arrest patients who are not experiencing opioid toxicity. In his , Wampler referenced previous analysis on the use of naloxone in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases that he said raises important questions.
鈥淭he primary use for Narcan is opioid reversal,鈥 Wampler said. 鈥淚t does that exquisitely. However, not only does it reverse opioids, it also does several other things. It impacts blood pressure and heart rate and potentially some other factors that are involved.
To read Wampler福利偷拍91 深夜福利 commentary, 鈥漀aloxone in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest 鈥 More Than Just Opioid Reversal,鈥 click .