Emergency Response for Opioid Overdose: Naloxone

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Emergency Response

To get help:

Wake Up!

for Opioid Overdose

New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) () -HOPE-NY, or () - www.oasas.ny.gov

Someone has overdosed. Someone isn’t breathing.

To get a replacement kit: 911

Directory of programs nyhealth.gov/overdose

For more information:

nasal naloxone

Try to wake the person up

Call 911

• Shake them and shout.

If you report an overdose, New York State law protects you and the overdosed person from being charged with drug possession, even if drugs were shared.

• If no response, grind your knuckles into their breast bone for  to  seconds.

Administer nasal naloxone • Assemble nasal naloxone. • Spray half up each nostril. • Repeat after  to  minutes if still not conscious.

Check for breathing Give CPR if you have been trained, or do rescue breathing: • Tilt the head back, open the mouth, and pinch the nose. • Start with  breaths into the mouth. Then  breath every  seconds. • Continue until help arrives.

Stay with the person • Naloxone wears off in  to  minutes.

Harm Reduction Coalition

harmreduction.org/ overdose

• When the person wakes up, explain what happened. • If you need to leave, turn the person on his or her side to prevent choking. Design by Imaginary Office


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