Dear Editor,In a recent Perspective/Viewpoint,Davis et al.[1]outlined strategies aimed at better differentiating an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA)from an opioid overdose or poisoning event to improve treatment a...Dear Editor,In a recent Perspective/Viewpoint,Davis et al.[1]outlined strategies aimed at better differentiating an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA)from an opioid overdose or poisoning event to improve treatment algorithms and clinical outcomes.We commend the authors on this effort.However,as the opioid crisis continues to evolve,2 of the proposed revisions to the treatment algorithm merit comment and reconsideration.展开更多
文摘Dear Editor,In a recent Perspective/Viewpoint,Davis et al.[1]outlined strategies aimed at better differentiating an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA)from an opioid overdose or poisoning event to improve treatment algorithms and clinical outcomes.We commend the authors on this effort.However,as the opioid crisis continues to evolve,2 of the proposed revisions to the treatment algorithm merit comment and reconsideration.