Treatment of Opioid Overdose - Pt. 1

Get the lesson outline here: www.miglabs.com/opioids
Part 1 of this lesson covers opioids. Many prehospital providers have the same burning questions - What exactly is an opioid? Which drugs are and aren't opioids, again? Can it be bad to give naloxone to a patient who isn't on opioids? Can you give too much naloxone?
Treating an opioid overdose can actually be very simple once you understand what's going on inside the body. Join us as we talk about how opioids work, how antagonists work, and how to safely and effectively treat a patient with an opioid overdose.
Music:
That Sunny Day by Kronicle - / that-sunny-day
Green by X I X X - / green

[@amazingabby25]

Excellent video with great info. Thank you

[@mohamedsaeed2716]

Good work and clear informative demonstration...Thanks a lot

[@howtomedicate]

Great video! You explained it very clearly! I just started my own medical youtube channel, and I also made a video on Morphine. However I still find it hard to find the balance between informational content and a fun way to explain it. You do this in a very natural way, which inspired me to make my videos more visual. Keep it up!

[@JM-nh8yp]

Great video. And the intro music was AMAZING. ok, serious about the great video, kidding about the music. : )

[@calebwalle5330]

your videos are amazing plz make more :P

[@geoffreyharris2072]

So people need a stethescope to check on folks and to check for small pupils. If they see small pupils and do not hear bowel sounds as well as do not detect breathing, then they should administer narcan.

[@Miglabs]

If the patient has pinpoint pupils (miosis) and they aren't breathing, that is an immediately life-threatening condition and those two findings alone warrant Narcan administration. If the patient is still breathing and the provider is unsure of the diagnosis, bowel sounds can be a tool to help determine if there is an opioid overdose.

[@Owl_bee]

...I've been pronouncing it 'opoid' for years D: