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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Initiation and Modification of Interventions

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A heroin overdose patient has been brought to the emergency department by EMTs. CPR and mechanical ventilation are being administered.

What is the recommended drug for opioid reversal?

Epinephrine
Naloxone
Lidocaine
Tilade

Explanation

Answer: B-A heroin overdose patient would benefit from receiving Naloxone.

This is the treatment recommended according to the ACLS guidelines as a reversing agent for opioid overdose.

Epinephrine and Lidocaine are used in code situations but not for opioid reversal. Tilade is a mast cell inhibitor and is administered via MDI as an anti-asthmatic drug.

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