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Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) just an hour after they receive the medication that curtails drug overdoses?
According to the St. Paul's Early Discharge Rule developed in 2000, that's how long providers should observe patients after naloxone treatment, so long as their vital signs meet specific criteria and they are ambulatory.
But the rule was never externally validated or assessed in light of the changes that have occurred in recent years with opioid use disorder.
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After Naloxone, When Can Opioid Overdose Patients Be Safely Discharged? Study Confirms One Hour Rule
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When I met th'POPE back in '58, I scrubbed him with a MILD SOAP or
DETERGENT for 15 minutes. He seemed to enjoy it ...
(Score: 3, Insightful) by stretch611 on Sunday December 30 2018, @12:58PM (2 children)
But can patients be safely discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) just an hour after they receive the medication that curtails drug overdoses?
Sure they can...
That way they can go score some more painkillers and be back later in the day.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 30 2018, @02:42PM (1 child)
If they want to die that badly should we bother saving them from themselves?
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday December 31 2018, @09:20AM
Portland and Vancouver's homeless services _never_ criticize addicts.
Most say nothing at all to discourage them. The most the Portland Rescue Mission [portlandrescuemission.org] ever says is to request they leave their Implements Of Self Destruction outside.
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