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Maricopa County program equips 730 schools with on-site epinephrine, albuterol and naloxone
Summary
Maricopa County’s School Stock Medication Program lets participating schools obtain a prescription and training to keep emergency medications such as epinephrine, albuterol and naloxone (Narcan) on site, county and school health officials said.
Maricopa County’s School Stock Medication Program lets participating schools obtain a prescription and training to keep emergency medications such as epinephrine, albuterol and naloxone (Narcan) on site, county and school health officials said.
The program matters because school staff often cannot reach parents during respiratory or allergic emergencies, school nurses said, and having trained staff and stocked medicine can allow faster treatment before emergency medical services arrive.
School nurse Rachel Muth said reaching parents during an acute asthma episode can be difficult. “In the past, if I had somebody that was having an acute episode of…
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