1. Code Blue Drug overdose Arun Prasad Alagarsamy Mukhar Gupta
Saurabh Sharma
Shivangi Shroff

2. Problem Statement
In 2014, there were approximately one and a half times more drug overdose deaths than deaths from motor cycle crashes in the United States
FIGHTING THE OPIOID CRISIS

3. What is Drug Overdose
Drug overdoses occur when a person takes more than the medically recommended dose
It can be either accidental or intentional

4. What are Opioids Opioids are prescribed to treat acute pain
With prolonged use, pain-relieving effects lessen and pain can become worse. In addition, the body can develop dependence
Opioid dependence causes withdrawal symptoms, which makes it difficult to stop taking them
Addiction occurs when dependence interferes with daily life

5. Differentiating between Overdosed and High
Really High
Overdosed
Muscles Become Relaxed
Pale, clammy skin
Speech is Slow and Slurred
Breathing is infrequent or stopped
Sleepy – Looking
Deep Snoring or gurgling (death rattle)
Responsive to shout, ear lobe pinch or sternal rub
Unresponsive to any Stimuli
Normal heart rate and/or pulse
Slow or no heart rate and/or pulse
Normal Skin tone
Blue Lips and/or fingertips

8. Source: Morbidity and Morality weekly report 60(43):1489, 2011

9. Steps to be taken
Awareness
Prevention
Treatment
Steps to be taken

10. Our Solution
Attack the root-cause

12. Focusing on prevention of drug abuse
Doctor can access patient medical history using the patient's Insurance ID or unique patient ID
Based on medical history, current conditions and his own judgement, the doctor prescribes a drug
A backend check is performed as soon as the drug is entered.
If opioid based drug is prescribed by the doctor, a pop-up with the non opioid alternative is displayed.
If the doctor wants to prescribe opioid medication under certain circumstances then he needs to enter an exception.

13. Preventing over the counter abuse
The pharmacy can access the patient details with the help of Insurance ID or unique patient ID
After logging in, the pharmacy can access an QR code
On scanning the QR code, the details of the prescribed drug is read
On dispensing the drug to the patient, the QR code becomes inactive

14. Future Scope
If the patient does not have any previous history of opioid prescribed medicine, a 7 day alternative non opioid medicine to be given and see if it works out
This application will support and monitor prescription of narcotic drugs and other pain relief drugs

15. Estimate of Costs Item Cost (in USD) Application Development 12000
Database maintenance
4800
Staff cost
10000
Miscellaneous
3000
Total Cost
29800

16. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_overdose
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