The Authors’ Own Words: Opioid Overdose Reversal Training with Naloxone, an Adjunct to Basic Cardiac Life Support Training for First Year Medical Students

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Opioid Overdose Reversal Training with Naloxone, an Adjunct to Basic Cardiac Life Support Training for First Year Medical Students

Noah Berland, MS; Aaron Fox, MD, MS; Babak Tofighi, MD, MSc; & Kathleen Hanley, MD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 2, 2017

“Integrating opioid overdose prevention, a form of emergency resuscitation like cardio pulmonary resuscitation, into basic life support training for first year medical students exposes students to substance use disorders early in medical education. Our findings that the training increased opioid overdose prevention knowledge and preparedness to respond to an opioid overdose while being highly rated by participants, supports the broader implementation of opioid overdose prevention as a part of basic life support training.”