Naloxone 08-15

Question 1

Naloxone Supervision

Answer 1

Supervisory Officer attendance mandatory when
− Naloxone is administered
− a member is critically injured
* Supervisory Officer notification mandatory when Naloxone is administered
* Officer in Charge – Toronto Police Operations Centre (TPOC) notification mandatory when SIU Mandate is or may
be invoked

Question 2

Naloxone Spray Kits

Answer 2

The Service will be providing designated members with kits containing Narcan® brand (Naloxone) nasal spray. Each
Naloxone nasal spray kit contains 2 doses of Naloxone nasal spray (4mg/0.1ml).

Question 3

Naloxone nasal spray requires storage protection from extreme temperature changes. It must be stored between

Answer 3

15˚C -
25˚C, with brief excursions permitted between 4˚C - 40˚C. Naloxone cannot be frozen and must be protected from direct
sunlight.

Question 4

Supervisor When attending the scene of an overdose where Naloxone has been administered shall immediately notify the

Answer 4

Officer in Charge at their division or squad
* Officer in Charge – Toronto Police Operations Centre (TPOC)

Question 5

OIC When notified that Naloxone has been used on a Service member who has been critically injured shall immediately notify

Answer 5

the involved member’s Unit Commander and the Officer in Charge – TPOC of the particulars of
the event

Question 6

OIC-TPOC-When Naloxone has been administered to on an on-duty Service member who has been critically injured shall immediately notify the

Answer 6

on–call Wellness unit member
− on–call Director of the Toronto Police Association or the Senior Officers Organization
− Duty Inspector – TPOC