Reviving the Discussion: Naloxone's Impact on Cardiac Arrest Survival

The administration of Naloxone for patients in cardiac arrest in the out-of-hospital setting has rarely been advised in the United States. Despite this, many EMS agencies allow for its administration and include the opioid antagonist in their cardiac arrest protocols. This contrast leaves the frontline EMT and paramedic with little direction on whether the drug provides a benefit to the patient suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Join us this month for the Prehospital Care Research Forum's journal club as we revive the topic and review a recent publication that compares out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who received Naloxone with those who did not.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2822449?utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamanetworkopen&utm_content=wklyforyou&utm_term=082124&adv=

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The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care established the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA in 1992 in cooperation with Jems Communications. The PCRF Journal Club is a bi-monthly online meeting that critically evaluates published research and its relevance to prehospital care. We aim to promote healthy and respectful discussions that challenge present and future prehospital care practices. Each session is facilitated by a panel of experts, PCRF board members, and associates.