Naloxone Device for Reversing an Opioid Overdose by Melissa Karas https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8 en-us 2021-09-27 03:19:59 UTC 2024-10-25 04:03:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Summary mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769866730 Naloxone (Narcan) is the antidote for opioid overdose.  Narcan works by preventing opioids from binding to brain receptors.  Unfortunately, by the time a person realizes they overdosed, they are usually unconscious and it’s too late to self-administer Narcan.  This innovation is a smart implantable device that monitors respiration rate and delivers Narcan without any additional intervention (Medgadget Editors, 2019).  “The system includes a wearable device that can detect the wearer’s breathing, via electrocardiography, and calculates the person’s respiration rate. An implantable drug-releasing cartridge, placed under the skin and below the wearable, is triggered by the external device using an electromagnet. The magnetic field is made to fluctuate, heating up the implant and breaking it apart, in the process releasing the naloxone” (Medgadget Editors, 2019, para 4).
 
]]> 2021-09-27 03:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769866730 References mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769886498 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, March 17). Understanding the Epidemic. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/basics/epidemic.html

Medgadget Editors. (2019, July 26). Device for Opioid Overdoses Releases Naloxone Automatically. Medgadget. https://www.medgadget.com/2019/07/device-for-opioid-overdoses-releases-naloxone-automatically.html]]> 2021-09-27 03:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769886498 Opinion & Rationale mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769887161 The opioid epidemic is only getting worse. Over the past thirty years, the United States has experienced three waves of opioid overdose deaths (prescription opioids, heroin, synthetic opioid).  In the United States, 136 people die daily from an opioid overdose (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021).  At my place of employment, we counsel all our patients on opioid overdose, and provide each patient with a free sample of nasal-inhaled Narcan.  Every 90 days, we contact our patients, reeducating them on Narcan and opioid overdose, and inquire if they have used Narcan and need a free replacement.  Although easier to use than injectable Narcan, inhaled Narcan still requires Narcan to be administered by the patient or caregiver.  This closed-loop innovation is automatic and would kick in as soon as the patient needed the antidote.]]> 2021-09-27 03:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769887161 Pros & Cons mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769887390 Pros:
1) Automatic device
2) Larger dose of Narcan delivered, compared to other administration routes
3) This technology may also work for anaphylaxis by delivering epinephrine

Cons:
1) Lacks efficacy and sufficient amount of evidence to support the innovation because it has not yet come to market and has not yet received FDA approval.
2) Cost could be a hindering factor (has not come to market, so cost information is not yet available)
3) Malfunction: administer Narcan when it is not needed or fail to administer Narcan when it is needed
4) Possible adverse reactions or infection caused by the device

]]> 2021-09-27 03:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769887390 Strengths mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769891464 My top strengths: achiever, relator, strategic, learner, responsibility.  I will help my team by relating to each team-member and being responsible for the group work.  I will research and learn about this innovation in order to be strategic in its rollout to achieve a successful outcome.

Abraham (arranger): organizer, flexible, aligns tasks to find the most productive efficient configuration.
Angelica (analytical): smart, logical, thorough, good with charts/figured/numbers.
Chelsea (command): direct, driven, inspirational, easy to follow, takes control and makes decision.
Fernando (focus): goal setter and goal getter, good direction and follow through, quickly identifies important areas
Izzie (input): collect ideas/information, knowledgable, excellent memory]]> 2021-09-27 03:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769891464 Video mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769894805 https://www.medgadget.com/2019/07/device-for-opioid-overdoses-releases-naloxone-automatically.html]]> 2021-09-27 03:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769894805 Photo mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769898031 https://www.medgadget.com/2019/07/device-for-opioid-overdoses-releases-naloxone-automatically.html]]> 2021-09-27 03:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769898031 Source Details mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769921087 Date Published: July 26, 2019
Editors: Medgadget editors]]> 2021-09-27 03:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1769921087 mkaras6 https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1776761874 2021-09-29 03:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mkaras6/6n9i85jdwxcexbf8/wish/1776761874