Opioids and Overdose Prevention
Learn signs of overdose, how naloxone works, how to get help, find recommended publications, access data sources, and get additional resources
Learn signs of overdose, how naloxone works, how to get help, find recommended publications, access data sources, and get additional resources
In this course, you will learn: To recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose. The appropriate care to provide based on the person's breathing and level of responsiveness. How to give naloxone using several different products -- a nasal atomizer, Narcan ® Nasal Spray and EVZIO ® -- to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Learning how to recognize an opiate drug overdose and administer naloxone can help save someone's life. This episode shows how to use the Adapt Narcan spray. Based on the training protocol created by the Oregon Health Authority: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/provide...