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Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination
The rate of opioid misuse and overdose continues to increase in rural areas of the U.S. In response, access to naloxone hydrochloride (“naloxone”), an opioid antagonist used to reverse opioid overdose, has increased among both first responders and laypeople. While plenty of research has examined nal...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487279/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061782 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100872 |
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author | Kilwein, Tess M. Wimbish, Laurel A. Gilbert, Lauren Wambeam, Rodney A. |
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description | The rate of opioid misuse and overdose continues to increase in rural areas of the U.S. In response, access to naloxone hydrochloride (“naloxone”), an opioid antagonist used to reverse opioid overdose, has increased among both first responders and laypeople. While plenty of research has examined naloxone use among laypeople, little remains known about practices and concerns related to naloxone among emergency medical services (EMS) providers. This is particularly true among those serving rural areas that are disproportionately affected by opioid overdoses and the underutilization of naloxone. Accordingly, a mixed-method approach consisting of a quantitative Internet survey (N = 854) and qualitative focus groups (N = 20) was utilized to examine practices and concerns related to naloxone among EMS providers in a rural state. Participants represented a range of EMS licensure levels and years of experience. Findings from the focus groups can be summarized under two major themes: 1) variance in naloxone use and 2) concerns about naloxone use. In addition, meaningful information on practices of and concerns related to naloxone use, including rates of naloxone administration, knowledge about naloxone use/overdose, confidence in administering naloxone and providing follow-up care, and perceptions of rural impact, were obtained from rural EMS. Information obtained from this study can help inform policy and prevention efforts specific to EMS providers serving rural areas, including providing further evidence for permitting all EMS providers, regardless of licensure level, to administer naloxone and ensuring that education about naloxone use is effectively disseminated to these providers. |
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spelling | pubmed-64872792019-05-06 Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination Kilwein, Tess M. Wimbish, Laurel A. Gilbert, Lauren Wambeam, Rodney A. Prev Med Rep Regular Article The rate of opioid misuse and overdose continues to increase in rural areas of the U.S. In response, access to naloxone hydrochloride (“naloxone”), an opioid antagonist used to reverse opioid overdose, has increased among both first responders and laypeople. While plenty of research has examined naloxone use among laypeople, little remains known about practices and concerns related to naloxone among emergency medical services (EMS) providers. This is particularly true among those serving rural areas that are disproportionately affected by opioid overdoses and the underutilization of naloxone. Accordingly, a mixed-method approach consisting of a quantitative Internet survey (N = 854) and qualitative focus groups (N = 20) was utilized to examine practices and concerns related to naloxone among EMS providers in a rural state. Participants represented a range of EMS licensure levels and years of experience. Findings from the focus groups can be summarized under two major themes: 1) variance in naloxone use and 2) concerns about naloxone use. In addition, meaningful information on practices of and concerns related to naloxone use, including rates of naloxone administration, knowledge about naloxone use/overdose, confidence in administering naloxone and providing follow-up care, and perceptions of rural impact, were obtained from rural EMS. Information obtained from this study can help inform policy and prevention efforts specific to EMS providers serving rural areas, including providing further evidence for permitting all EMS providers, regardless of licensure level, to administer naloxone and ensuring that education about naloxone use is effectively disseminated to these providers. Elsevier 2019-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6487279/ /pubmed/31061782 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100872 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Regular Article Kilwein, Tess M. Wimbish, Laurel A. Gilbert, Lauren Wambeam, Rodney A. Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination |
title | Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination |
title_full | Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination |
title_fullStr | Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination |
title_full_unstemmed | Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination |
title_short | Practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: A mixed-method examination |
title_sort | practices and concerns related to naloxone use among emergency medical service providers in a rural state: a mixed-method examination |
topic | Regular Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487279/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061782 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100872 |
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