Feasibility of bystander-administered naloxone delivered by drone to opioid overdose victims

Currently, ≤5% of bystanders witnessing an opioid overdose (OD) in the US administer antidote to the victim. A possible model to mitigate this crisis would be a system that enables 9-1-1 dispatchers to both rapidly deliver naloxone by drone to bystanders at a suspected opioid OD and direct them to administer it while awaiting EMS arrival.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - June 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joseph P. Ornato, Alan X. You, Gray McDiarmid, Lori Keyser-Marcus, Aaron Surrey, James Humble, Sirisha Dukkipati, Lacy Harkrader, Shane R. Davis, Jacob Moyer, David Tidwell, Mary Ann Peberdy Source Type: research