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2020 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC:
A DRUG INJECTION SYSTEM
Gertrude Dabo
Naomi Javitt
According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), over 130 people died each day from opioid related overdoses from 2017-2018. Fortunately, there is a drug called naloxone or Narcan, which can reverse an overdose within minutes. The biggest challenge in saving an individual from an overdose is timely access to Narcan and a bystander to administer it. To combat this problem, we have created a novel device that can detect an opioid overdose, and inject the individual with the correct dose of Narcan.The device is low profile and wearable, so it will always be on hand. It consists of an accordion shell with a needle and medicine reservoir, which when compressed, can inject an individual, and then retract the needle when it is released.
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