PHSA - BCCDC - Naloxone Administration Training
This course outlines opioid poisoning response activities that anyone can do to quickly recognize and respond to an opioid poisoning event. These life-saving skills are intended to prevent deaths from the toxic drug supply.
Topics include:
- Different types of drug poisoning
- Opioids and how they effect the body and brain
- Opioid poisoning and how to identify an opioid poisoning as quickly as possible
- Naloxone and how it restores breathing that is slowed or stopped by opioids
- The importance of giving breaths to someone experiencing an opioid poisoning event
- The SAVE ME steps to respond to an opioid poisoning
- What's in a BCCDC Take Home Naloxone (THN) Kit, who's eligible for a no-cost THN kit, and where to get one after taking this course
- Additional resources that are complimentary to this course
| 1 hour | |
| 8458 | |
Health care workers in BC health organizations |
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It is strongly advised to have current CPR training; and to go in-person to a Harm Reduction Site to get hands-on practice and build the skills needed to prepare a dose of naloxone for injection. Because of the unpredictable and toxic drug supply, drug poisoning response recommendations will change to adapt to the accommodate the change in supply. For this reason, it is recommended to review this course every year. For more information please visit www.towardtheheart.com |
Contact Information
Emily Sollows