Naloxone, Rescue Breathing and CPR Training Set for June 21| 02:31PM / Wednesday, June 15, 2016 | |
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A naloxone (Narcan), rescue breathing and CPR community training will take place at North Adams Ambulance at 10 Harris Street on Tuesday, June 21, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Naloxone is an opioid overdose reversal drug that can be administered to someone experiencing an overdose from heroin or prescription opioid pain medication. Those who attend the training will learn to identify the signs of an overdose, to assess if an overdose victim needs rescue breathing or CPR, to perform rescue breathing and CPR, to administer naloxone, and how to obtain low cost or no cost naloxone.
All residents of Northern Berkshire are welcome.
The training will be delivered by AJ Jusino, an EMT and assistant chief at North Adams Ambulance. Jusino has administered naloxone in the field countless times and reversed many overdoses by citizens of northern Berkshire County. As a result, he speaks from experience about the skills and challenges involved in reviving people from an opioid overdose.
The training is free, but advance registration is required to Jusino at ajusino@northadamsambulance.com or Wendy Penner at wpenner@nbccoalition.org or 413-663-7588, ext 14. The training is sponsored by North Adams Ambulance, the Rx Heroin Work Group of the Northern Bershire Community Coalition, and the Berkshire Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative.
Anyone witnessing a potential overdose should immediately call 911. The Good Samaritan Law protects victims and those who call for help from charge, prosecution and conviction for possession or use of controlled substances. Naloxone can be obtained without a prescription from Rite Aid or CVS pharmacies, from Tapestry Health, and from Learn To Cope, a weekly support meeting for loved ones of those suffering from addiction.
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