title: Meet Narcan. The amazing drug that helps save overdose patients.
abstract: They wake the unconscious, cure the very ill and even rescue patients from death's door. They're miracle drugs, and thousands of ambulance services across the country carry them. For those onlookers and new EMS providers who see a patient wake up from a deep, unconscious state, it's a captivating experience. The most common of these drugs is dextrose. But there's another--meet Narcan.
authors.affiliation: Gateway Technical College, Burlington, WI, USA. barkerk@gtc.edu
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hunjadi
mesh_terms: D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009294:Narcotics; D009270:Naloxone