naloxone Flashcards
The Service will be providing designated members with kits containing Narcan® brand (Naloxone) nasal spray. Each Naloxone nasal spray kit contains ____doses of Naloxone nasal spray (_____).
two (2)
4mg/0.1ml
Naloxone nasal spray requires storage protection from extreme temperature changes. It must be stored between ______, with brief excursions permitted between ______. Naloxone cannot be frozen and must be protected from direct sunlight.
15˚C - 25˚C
4˚C - 40˚C
Section 27 of the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) states that controlled medical acts, such as administering Naloxone nasal spray to a person experiencing an opioid overdose, may only be performed by persons who are not physicians if _________________________.
a physician has delegated that authority to them.
This medical delegation stipulates that all police officers being issued Naloxone shall maintain a current ________________________.
Standard First Aid certification
The _______________________shall be used to track Naloxone use.
Naloxone Tracking Form text template
True or False
Any police officer that attends an opioid-related overdose shall complete this text template in the related eReport forthwith, only when Naloxone was administered.
False
Any police officer that attends an opioid-related overdose shall complete this text template in the related eReport forthwith, regardless of whether Naloxone was administered or not.
Police Officer
When issued a Naloxone kit shall
- obtain a replacement Naloxone kit, as soon as practicable, in the event a kit is: (4)
- lost
- damaged, including as a result of exposure to heat or cold
- used
- expired
Police officer shall only administer Naloxone as needed when: (4)
- arriving on scene where a person is suspected of overdosing
- TFS and Paramedics are not yet on scene
- subject is not breathing and CPR has been initiated
- officer’s safety will not be compromised
After administering Naloxone to an overdosing subject shall: (2)
- immediately notify Supervisor
- complete an eReport, including a Naloxone Tracking Form text template
NOTE:
In cases where the SIU mandate is invoked, the SIU shall collect all evidence. Members shall ensure that all Naloxone spray applicators, both used and unused, are properly protected and preserved at the scene, and released to the SIU in compliance with Procedure 13–16.
Supervisor
When attending the scene of an overdose where
- Naloxone has been administered; or
- officers carrying Naloxone attended the scene prior to TFS and Paramedics, but did not administer Naloxone;
shall immediately notify who (2)
- Officer in Charge at their division or squad
- Officer in Charge – Toronto Police Operations Centre (TPOC)
Officer in Charge
When notified that Naloxone has been used on a Service member who has been critically injured shall
immediately notify _________________ and _______________ of the particulars of the event, including
the date, time and location of the event
the nature of the injury
the circumstances that caused the event
the injured member’s name, badge, unit
the whereabouts of the injured member
any other relevant facts
ensure compliance with Procedures 08–03 and 13–16
the involved member’s Unit Commander and the Officer in Charge – TPOC
Officer in Charge
When directed to retrieve a police officer’s Naloxone kit, because their Standard First Aid Certification has expired, shall return the kit to __________
the Wellness unit
Officer in Charge
When in receipt of a Naloxone kit that has been damaged, used or expired shall (3)
- mark the kit with “X”
- complete a TPS 929 and email the form to Wellness – Medical Advisory Services (MAS)
- return the spoiled Naloxone kit to Wellness via internal mail
Officer in Charge - TPOC
When Naloxone has been administered to on an on-duty Service member who has been critically injured shall
- immediately notify the (3)
- on–call Wellness unit member
- on–call Director of the Toronto Police Association or the Senior Officers Organization
- Duty Inspector – TPOC
