Caring for People Who Use Drugs: Best Practices for EMS Providers.

IF 1.6 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Health Promotion Practice Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2022-09-26 DOI:10.1177/15248399221126163

Stephen Murray, Alexander Y Walley, Brittni Reilly

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Abstract

People who use drugs (PWUD) face stigmatizing treatment and substandard care during all stages of their health care journey, including in the prehospital setting by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. Drawing on the professional and lived experience of the authors, we have developed a training with an intended audience of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics in Massachusetts that will orient them to harm reduction philosophy. The training is delivered online through an asynchronous platform housed at Boston University School of Public Health and centers around several themes including the impact of fentanyl on the drug supply, the role of harm reduction in mitigating the impacts of drug criminalization, and ensuring that EMS providers have access to tools and best practices for improving overdose response, pain management, documentation, and respectful language. The training has been approved for Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) continuing education credit and will be offered for free. We plan to evaluate changes in participant knowledge and attitudes and overall acceptability of the training among EMS providers in Massachusetts.

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关爱吸毒者：急救服务提供者的最佳实践。

吸毒者（PWUD）在其医疗过程的各个阶段都面临着污名化的待遇和不合标准的护理，包括在院前环境中由紧急医疗服务（EMS）提供者提供的护理。根据作者的专业和生活经验，我们为马萨诸塞州的急救医疗技术人员（EMTs）和辅助医务人员开发了一项培训，向他们介绍减低伤害的理念。培训通过波士顿大学公共卫生学院的异步平台在线进行，围绕几个主题展开，包括芬太尼对毒品供应的影响、减低伤害在减轻毒品犯罪化影响方面的作用，以及确保急救医疗服务提供者能够获得改善用药过量反应、疼痛管理、文件记录和尊重性语言的工具和最佳实践。培训已获得马萨诸塞州紧急医疗服务办公室 (OEMS) 的继续教育学分批准，并将免费提供。我们计划评估马萨诸塞州急救医疗服务提供者对培训的认识和态度的变化以及对培训的总体接受程度。

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Health Promotion Practice PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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3.80

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5.30%

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126

期刊介绍： Health Promotion Practice (HPP) publishes authoritative articles devoted to the practical application of health promotion and education. It publishes information of strategic importance to a broad base of professionals engaged in the practice of developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs. The journal"s editorial board is committed to focusing on the applications of health promotion and public health education interventions, programs and best practice strategies in various settings, including but not limited to, community, health care, worksite, educational, and international settings. Additionally, the journal focuses on the development and application of public policy conducive to the promotion of health and prevention of disease.