Maryland EMTs have new arsenal in fentanyl overdose battle
URBANA, Md. () — Maryland received some help from its General Assembly last week in the fight against the opioid epidemic.
Paramedics now have a new tool to complement naloxone when tending to anyone experiencing a fentanyl overdose: Buprenorphine.
Buprenorphine helps stabilize potential seizures as an overdose victim is transported to the hospital.
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Montgomery County Delegate Joe Vogel (D-MD17) says lawmakers were unanimous in their support for making the medication available to EMTs.
'For this to work, we need to create a model where, within 24 hours, someone who has experienced an overdose and has been administered Buprenorphine can get into treatment anywhere in the state,' he said.
Vogel says the measure, sent to the governor for his signature last week, will provide training in the administration of the new drug.
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