[Answer] A patient is brought into the emergency department with a suspected opioid overdose. The patient is in cardiac arrest. Which action would be the team’s priority?

Answer: Although no evidence supports any benefit to naloxone administration during cardiac arrest administration of naloxone during both respiratory and cardiac arrest is recommended when opioid overdose is suspected. However for a patient in cardiac arrest high-quality CPR is prioritized over the administration of naloxone.
A patient is brought into the emergency department with a suspected opioid overdose…

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