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Pediatric Emergency Care, 1994
Physicians who prescribe viscous lidocaine preparations should be aware of the adverse effects and the high risk for overdose in pediatric patients. Owing to altered pharmacokinetics (increased absorption, decreased clearance, and prolonged half-life), doses that are innocuous for adults may present a significant potential toxic hazard in children ...
J, Gonzalez del Rey +2 more
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Physicians who prescribe viscous lidocaine preparations should be aware of the adverse effects and the high risk for overdose in pediatric patients. Owing to altered pharmacokinetics (increased absorption, decreased clearance, and prolonged half-life), doses that are innocuous for adults may present a significant potential toxic hazard in children ...
J, Gonzalez del Rey +2 more
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Local Overdose Fatality Review Team Recommendations for Overdose Death Prevention
Health Promotion Practice, 2018This study compiled and detailed recommendations from Maryland Local Overdose Fatality Review Teams (LOFRTs) to provide state and local health departments with innovative strategies to address the worsening opioid epidemic and overdose-related deaths.
Erin Haas +5 more
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Prevention of drug absorption in simulated theophylline overdose
Human & Experimental Toxicology, 19951 The effects of emesis, gastric lavage and oral activated charcoal on theophylline absorption were compared in healthy volunteers. 2 One of four regimes (ipecacuanha-induced emesis, gas tric lavage, oral activated charcoal and no treatment) was randomly chosen one hour after a simulated over dose with sustained-release theophylline ...
N A, Minton, E, Glucksman, J A, Henry
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Identifying risks and responding to overdose: piloting of an overdose prevention programme
Journal of Substance Use, 2002This paper reports the development and piloting of an Overdose Prevention Programme (OPP) targeted at educating drug users themselves and based on a multi-agency approach utilizing the expertise of specialist agencies and services. In the initial phase of the study, indepth, semi-structured interviews were carried out with a small number of drug users ...
Jane A. Ward +3 more
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Fatal overdose: Predicting to prevent
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022Annick, Borquez, Natasha K, Martin
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An evaluation of a heroin overdose prevention and education campaign
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2010Abstract Introduction and Aims. Following detection of an upward trend in the frequency of fatal heroin overdoses in Victoria between 2001 and 2003, Victoria's Department of Human Services planned a campaign aimed at increasing injecting drug users' (IDU) awareness of overdose risks and prevention strategies.
Danielle, Horyniak +5 more
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2013
The main purpose of this Capstone project was to develop and promote a policy, which became the 911 Good Samaritan and Naloxone Access bill, to reduce unintentional drug overdose deaths in North Carolina (NC). The team's partner organization, North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC), solicited the Capstone team's help in raising awareness about ...
Rupp, Betty +4 more
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The main purpose of this Capstone project was to develop and promote a policy, which became the 911 Good Samaritan and Naloxone Access bill, to reduce unintentional drug overdose deaths in North Carolina (NC). The team's partner organization, North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC), solicited the Capstone team's help in raising awareness about ...
Rupp, Betty +4 more
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Naloxone for Overdose Prevention
2018Naloxone is very effective in reversing an opioid overdose. It can be delivered by a lay person and if the patient is not experiencing an opioid overdose, naloxone is harmless. There is a new version much easier to use that contains a higher naloxone dose (4 mg). This higher dose is recommended, because it is effective for a fentanyl overdose.
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A step toward preventing overdose
Science, 2019Opioid Overdose Opioid addiction and overdose remain serious health concerns in the United States. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdose but must be administered in a timely manner. Toward this goal, Nandakumar et al. configured a smartphone to detect changes in respiration that precede opioid overdose.
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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2015
Bratberg, Jeffrey +2 more
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