HeartBEATS from Lifelong Learning™ Science Series: Opioid-Associated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OA-OHCA)

 Elizabeth H. Dineen, DO and Cameron Dezfulian, MD discuss how opioid-related cardiac arrests differ from traditional cardiac arrests and how they are changing demographics of affected patients. Focusing on the unique challenges in responding to these emergencies, the isolated nature of opioid use, leading to unwitnessed or unreported incidents and the distinct pathophysiology of respiratory depression due to opioid poisoning.