April 2, 2019
Potential Exposure with Dr. Mike McEvoy
Lori Henricksen, director of the emergency telecommunications program for high schoolers at the Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas (Nevada), discusses the creation of her program and the challenges it presents,
Isabel talks with Dr. Mike McEvoy, EMS Coordinator for Saratoga County. They discuss common myths about bystander and responder potential for opioid exposure, the symptoms of an opioid overdose, and how to keep callers safe. For Your Information: The article in the Journal that Mike responded to: https://iaedjournal.org/when-you-need-it-most/ Mike's response article: https://iaedjournal.org/scene-safety-in-an-opioid-epidemic/ American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) position statement: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15563650.2017.1373782 Prehospital Emergency Care article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903127.2017.1367446?journalCode=ipec20 NIOSH recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/opioids/fieldinvestigations.html Want to get involved in a study? Have a question? Email us at dispatchindepth @ emergencydispatch (dot) org