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Campus EMS naloxone and harm reduction survey
Harm Reduction on Campus: A National Survey of Collegiate-based EMS Agencies
Prehospital Emergency Care · Added 25 August 2026
National survey examined harm reduction programs in collegiate-based EMS agencies, assessing naloxone distribution, overdose response, and substance use support services.
- Study type
- Cross-sectional
- Design
- Cross-sectional online survey of collegiate EMS agency leaders
- Participants
- 41 collegiate-based EMS agencies (33% response rate)
- Main finding
- 93% stocked naloxone for overdose response, 46% offered public naloxone education, 7% distributed fentanyl test strips; barriers were institutional/policy issues, community engagement challenges, and resource constraints
- Caveat
- Low response rate and US collegiate EMS setting, limiting generalisability
- Bottom line
- Context only
Why it matters in Australia (Medium relevance). transferability — US campus-specific context but harm reduction principles applicable to community paramedicine models
Learning goal
Understand the system barriers that limit naloxone distribution and harm reduction in first response settings.
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- Topic: Operations & systems
- Daily scan: 25 August 2026
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