Layperson Administration Of Naloxone To Reverse Opioid Overdose Before EMS Arrival Increased 43%

Between 2020 and 2022, the percentage of emergency medical services (EMS) responses for opioid overdose in which a bystander/layperson administered naloxone first to reverse the overdose increased by 43.5%. During the same period, the rate of EMS-documented naloxone administrations decreased by 6.1%.

Of more than 65.6 million EMS activations, EMS reported 744,078 people receiving naloxone, with 24,990 (3.4%) involving layperson-administered naloxone (LAN). Of those treated with naloxone, 32.8% (243,985 people) had suspected drug overdose documentation.

In 2020, the rate of people receiving LAN was 30.0 per 100,000 . . .