OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine if a novel naloxone training program with a focus on situational stress management yields better results than the currently recommended state training in a simulated overdose response. METHODS: Students were randomized to receive either the state training or a novel training developed by the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. After their respective training, each student individually completed a live simulated overdose response with an added stressor of a panicked bystander. A checklist was used to evaluate students during the simulation, and the results were compared. RESULTS: The average grade for the novel training students was 89% compared with 64% for the state training students (P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in time to complete the simulation. CONCLUSION:Students who underwent thenovel training received the state training. The novel training appears to be effective in preparing students to manage a live opioid overdose.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine if a novel naloxone training program with a focus on situational stress management yields better results than the currently recommended state training in a simulated overdose response. METHODS: Students were randomized to receive either the state training or a novel training developed by the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. After their respective training, each student individually completed a live simulated overdose response with an added stressor of a panicked bystander. A checklist was used to evaluate students during the simulation, and the results were compared. RESULTS: The average grade for the novel training students was 89% compared with 64% for the state training students (P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in time to complete the simulation. CONCLUSION: Students who underwent the novel training received the state training. The novel training appears to be effective in preparing students to manage a live opioid overdose.
Authors: Jonathan P Whittall; Aaron M Orkin; Curtis Handford; Michelle Klaiman; Pamela Leece; Mercy Charles; Amy Wright; Suzanne Turner; Laurie J Morrison; Carol Strike; Douglas M Campbell Journal: PLoS One Date: 2022-07-05 Impact factor: 3.752