Device for Opioid Overdoses Releases Naloxone Automatically
Opioids can bind to brain receptors that are responsible for breathing, causing hypoventilation, and all too frequently leading to death in those that overdose. Naloxone (aka Narcan) is an antidote that prevents opioids from binding to brain receptor...
Source: Medgadget - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
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