Opioid overdose

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What would happen if you only have epinephrine at hand when there is an opioid overdose person next to you. Despite of CPR, without Narcan, can you give them epinephrine at all? It will not revive their breathing, right? Thanks.

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If you don't have something to reverse an opiate, supporting respiratory function with a BVM would be the next best thing. If they go into arrest, epi may be in the treatment algorithm at some point anyway.

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