Naloxon in a drug-addict resuscitation concerning work of Emergency Medical Aid: Case study

WHO defines drug addiction as the state of periodical or chronic intoxication caused by repeated drug in-take. In cases of heroine intravenous overdose, drug addict suffers from respiratory center depression which might lead to respiratory arrest. Under this circumstance, the patient is to be resuscitated by Saloon®, a competitive antagonist of opiate receptors. We are to show the case of successful resuscitation by Naloxon® in a 25-year-old boy having been overdosed by heroine. The data provided proved that the boy has been a drug addict for 8 years, and the last dose was consumed one hour ago. Clinically, the patient was unconscious in the state of propane (and then the state of apnea), cyanotic, with well filled peripheral pulses, TA: 150/80, of myotic pupils with a fresh pinprick in cubical cavity. In the course of the first five minutes, rare and spontaneously shallow respiration influenced on air ways establishing together with Naloxon® (0.4mg), and which resulted from the state of apnea. In the course of forthcoming 15 minutes, the patient is incubated, the assisted ventilation continued, another Naloxon® applied (0.4 mg) and infusion included leading to increased respirations. After 10 minutes, the third Naloxon® was applied resulting in eventual satisfactory respirations and slow patient's awakening. In the course of transportation another infusion was applied, the patient is awake, tolerating tubus and arriving at toxicological health department. Rarely are there cases of three ampoules application of Naloxon (1.2), but gaining even the slightest improvement means being persistent in the process of resuscitation.