Naloxone training and availability in the US commercial fishing industry.
commercial fishing
naloxone
naloxone training
occupational safety
opioids
overdose
Journal
American journal of industrial medicine
ISSN: 1097-0274
Titre abrégé: Am J Ind Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8101110
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
revised:
11
05
2023
received:
12
02
2023
accepted:
12
05
2023
medline:
10
7
2023
pubmed:
30
5
2023
entrez:
30
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Workers in physically demanding jobs with high injury rates, long hours, productivity pressures, and lack of job security, such as commercial fishing, are at higher risk for substance use and misuse. In the United States, the federal government is urging employers to consider having naloxone available to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, especially in workplaces. This study examined naloxone training, naloxone availability, and level of concern over substance use in commercial fishing. As part of a larger study of commercial fishing vessel captains, we asked participants how worried they are about various potential problems, including substance use by crew members, using a five-point scale. We also asked whether they had completed naloxone training and whether their vessel was equipped with naloxone. Of the 61 vessel captains who participated, 10 had naloxone training. Most were "not at all worried" about a crew member misusing alcohol (n = 52; 85.2%), a crew member using marijuana (n = 50; 82.0%), a crew member using other drugs (n = 49; 80.3%), or a crew member having a drug overdose (n = 52; 86.7%). Only five fishing vessels were equipped with naloxone. Our results indicate that few fishing vessels are equipped with naloxone or have captains trained in its use. Fishing captains tend not to be worried about substance use in their crew. Given the higher rate of overdose deaths in the fishing industry compared to other industries, having more vessels equipped with naloxone and captains trained to administer it could save lives.
Substances chimiques
Naloxone
36B82AMQ7N
Analgesics, Opioid
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
687-691Subventions
Organisme : National Institute for Occupaional Safety and Health
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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