Instructional Goal:
To prepare law enforcement officers who are generally first to arrive to a possible Opioid Overdose.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the reasons that law enforcement should be aware of community naloxone programs.
- Explain the purpose of syringe access programs and the Good Samaritan 911 Law.
- Identify the characteristics of an opioid overdose.
- Identify the steps in care of a person who has overdosed on an opioid.
- Demonstrate how to use intranasal naloxone to treat an opioid overdose.
