![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) released a joint statement in December 2017 saying the risk of “clinically significant exposure” of fentanyl to first responders is “extremely low” ( here, here, here). “All of the findings that we see on this, and other videos, are inconsistent with fentanyl poisoning and are fully consistent with a stress/anxiety response.” “But even the pharmaceutical fentanyl patch, which is formulated for such absorption, takes 12-16 hours before a significant blood fentanyl concentration is reached.”Īccording to Nelson, the few reports that exist of “formal medical evaluation of those exposed in this fashion have failed to document any clinical findings or laboratory tests that are consistent with fentanyl poisoning.” “With a very large dermal exposure (which did not occur) for a prolonged time (did not occur) it is conceivable that one could be exposed to a significant amount of fentanyl,” Nelson said. When asked whether it is possible to touch fentanyl and experience an overdose, he said: “Not in the manner this occurred.” ![]() In 2017, Nelson co-authored a piece published in Stat News about the risks of “transient exposure” to fentanyl and how they have been “blown out of proportion by media coverage” ( here). Nelson, professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and director of the Division of Medical Toxicology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, agreed with these comments, explaining that an overdose from fentanyl by being in its presence was “not possible”. People do overdose accidentally, but it is people who are using drugs and either not expecting fentanyl or carfentanil, or something like that, or people who get an unknown dose because they are buying drugs from the street, so overdose that way.” He added: “You cannot overdose through accidental contact. “It will not get into the air and cause anyone to overdose.” “You cannot overdose just by touching fentanyl or another opioid and you cannot overdose just by being around it,” said Dr Ryan Marino, medical director of Toxicology & Addiction at University Hospitals, Cleveland. ![]()
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