Device to Automatically Reverse Opioid Overdose (VIDEO)

Purdue University

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A Purdue University team of engineers has built a wearable device designed to automatically detect when a person's respiration rate decreases to a certain level - converted from electrocardiography (EKG) signals - and then release naloxone, which blocks the opioid from binding to brain receptors.

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Purdue University video/Erin Easterling

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