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Now we will go over some common signs of two different types of overdose the first being stimulant overdose common signs of a stimulant overdose are elevated body temperature rapid heart rate trouble breathing and they may be invisible distress the second is an opiate overdose common signs of an opiate overdose is the person may be non-responsive how shallow breath
Are not breathing at all and they may have blue skin and nails remember it is important to know the difference between a stimulant and opiate overdose if you are in a situation where someone is in the event of an overdose knowing the difference could save their lives remember that there is no naloxone for a stimulant overdose and alloxan we’ll be going over today
Is only effective for an opiate overdose so you’ve heard me reference naloxone in the beginning of this training but what is no auxin a lock zone commonly known for its brand name narcan is an opiate antagonist basically opioids connect themselves to receptors on the brain and a lock zone comes in and knocks those opioids off the receptors and puts themselves on
The receptors there is no abuse potential for naloxone what we do want to remember that it does only work for opioids again going back you do want to be able to tell the difference between a stimulant overdose and an opioid overdose knowing this could save someone’s life remember there is no naloxone for stimulant overdose the naloxone we’ll be reviewing today
Only works for opioid overdoses now i will review some of the key information that we will be going over for the remainder of the training will go over signs of a drug poisoning and potential overdose going over the scare me tactic in the event of an overdose we will practice administering narcan reminding that rescue breaths are always key and reminding those to
Always call 911 of an overdose always remembering that another overdose is possible knowing where and how to get narcan and remembering that there is no abuse potential for an alloxan it is not dangerous and it is not illegal now we will cover some naloxone and california law remember a be 635 protects doctors and other licensed professionals who prescribe are
Distributed alloxan from civil or criminal liability this permits individuals to possess and administer naloxone in an emergency without civil or criminal liability it also allows providers and non medical personnel to distribute under a doctor standing orders a b-47 t2 also known as the california good samaritan law protects people who call 9-1-1 at the scene
Of an overdose from prosecution for possession of usable amounts of controlled substances remember it is important to keep these laws in mind in the event of an overdose you may have to call 9-1-1 and sometimes it can seem intimidating to have to call authorities in the event of an overdose but remember you must always call 9-1-1 if someone is in the event of an
Overdose it could save their life naloxone is not a replacement for medical treatment so make sure you call 911 know your rights so who should have no awesome realistically everyone should have no locks own but i definitely want to point out people who use opioids including heroin people taking prescription opioids for chronic pain people taking opioids without a
Prescription people in treatment and recovery for opioid addiction family members or housemates or friends of people at risk for overdose providers such as health care school nurses public safety personnel vfds staff in settings serving persons who might be at risk for overdose recovery public settings like libraries etc realistically like i said everyone should
Have naloxone it is something that is really easy to keep on you and that could potentially save someone’s life so if you don’t have my locks on make sure that you’re looking in to getting some to keep on you never know when someone could have an overdose before we get into how to respond if someone is in the event of an overdose we’ll go over a little bit about
The signs of an opioid drug poisoning oftentimes the person will be unresponsive they may not be breathing and/or have what’s commonly known as a death rattle and their nail beds and lips are blue it is always important to keep these symptoms in mind so you can help someone in the event of an opioid drug poisoning
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Rx Safe Del Norte Training Video 5, What is Naloxone? By Rx Safe Del Norte
