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EMT-Basic NREMT®

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Pharmacology

Pharma: Assist or Not

Suspected opioid overdose

How this exercise works

Read the scenario and decide whether you should assist the patient with their prescribed or protocol medication, withhold it, or monitor only. Choose the safest option.

Fundamental concept

When EMT-Basics may help patients self-administer prescribed or protocol-authorized medications versus when to withhold and transport.

Read: Assisting Patients With Prescribed Medications →

Scenario

30-year-old unresponsive. RR 6/min, pinpoint pupils, track marks on arms. SpO₂ 82% on room air.

Naloxone (Narcan)

30-year-old unresponsive. RR 6/min, pinpoint pupils, track marks on arms. SpO₂ 82% on room air.

Should you assist with naloxone?