PODCAST: Altered Mental Status

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Critical Actions:

• Administer Naloxone
• Minimize Unnecessary Testing
• Discuss options for Rehab
• Offer opioid replacement therapy
• Provide Social Support

Further Reading:

Buprenorphine – EMDocs

Naloxone – EMDocs

Initiating Opioid Treatment in the ED – ACEP