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First Aid for Opioid Overdoses Online Course

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First Aid for Opioid Overdoses Online Course, do you know how to help someone you suspect has overdosed on opioids? This interactive 45-minute online course will provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to respond to a known or suspected opioid overdose emergency.

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.
Whether you're adding this course to supplement other first aid training or are taking it as your first exposure to first aid training - you will gain the knowledge you need to respond to an opioid overdose emergency.

Details

Resource type
Courses, Training
Disabilities
Mental Health , Other / I don't know, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
12-99
Eligibility
N/A

Location

Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Brentwood Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Honeymoon Bay, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mill Bay , North Saanich, Pender Island, Port Renfrew, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sooke, Swartz Bay, Thetis Island, Victoria, View Royal
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