NARCAN Online Training

Who are at increased risk for an overdose:

  • Mixing drugs

  • Reduced tolerance

  • History of overdose, they are sick or have a chronic disease

  • Don’t know what drugs they’re consuming

  • Taking drugs alone

  • ANYONE can overdose

Opioid overdose recognition

  • Person is non-responsive

  • The person is breathing slowly or unevenly or not at all

  • Cyanosis, in toes, lips, fingers

  • Gurgling or snoring sounds

Opioid Overdose Response

  • Perform sternum rub

  • Call 911

  • Administer naloxone (wait 2 minutes, if not recovered administer a second dose)

  • Look, listen, feel. If no breathing: Perform reduce breathing

  • Place victim in recovery position, on their side, stabilized with arms and legs

  • Stay with the person

What is naloxone

  • opioid antagonist

  • Blocks the effects of an opioid on brains respiratory control center

  • Revere sees the effects of an opioid

  • Restores respiration rate that was depressed by the overdose

  • The antidote for an opioid overdose.

Sample Opioid Overdose Protocol Steps

  1. Stimulate the victim (sternal rub)

  2. Look, listen, feel

  3. If found without pulse- preform CPR

  4. Initiate resuscitation per protocol supporting respirations with BVM \

  5. Continue to assess for signs of an opioid overdose

  6. Administer Naloxone if overdose is suspected

  7. Resume resuscitation

  8. Administer a second does if symptoms don’t improve after 2 minutes

  9. Provide overdose referral

  10. Transport victim to hospital

  11. Document response