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After the rescue: Training EMS to help opioid patients recover (eBook)

EMS providers are on the front lines of this epidemic and require up-to-date knowledge on safety risks, patient assessment strategies and opioid overdose treatments

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By EMS1 Staff

The opioid epidemic continues to be a leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. EMS providers are on the front lines of this epidemic and require up-to-date knowledge on safety risks, patient assessment strategies and opioid overdose treatments.

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EMS agencies are taking important actions to apply their data, patient access and mobile healthcare capacity to implement harm reduction strategies, follow-up on patients who have received naloxone and monitor patients receiving addiction treatment.

In this free eBook, brought to you by EMS1 Academy, you will learn:

  • What community paramedics need to know about the opioid epidemic
  • What to know about opioid overdose and respiratory compromise
  • How to start an EMS naloxone distribution program

Fill out the form below to download the eBook in either PDF or digital flipbook format!