Suffolk County Announces
Narcan Training Classes
County Executive
Steve Bellone and Dr. James Tomarken, Commissioner of Health, are encouraging
residents to take advantage of scheduled Opioid Overdose Prevention Program-Narcan
Training Classes.
The training, which
meets New York State Department of Health requirements, will enable
participants to recognize an opioid overdose, administer intranasal Narcan and
take additional steps until EMS arrives. Participants will receive a
certificate of completion and an emergency resuscitation kit that includes nasal
Narcan.
The classes will
take place, as follows:
Medford
Thursday, October 08, 2015, 7:00 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.
Medford Fire
Department
171 Oregon Ave.
Medford, NY 11763
Registration is
required. Contact: 631-854-1400 or William.shilling@suffolkcountyny.gov
Sponsored by
Suffolk County Legislator Robert Calarco
Hauppauge
Monday, October 26, 2015, 6:00 p.m. –
7:30 p.m.
Office of Health
Education North County Complex
725 Veterans
Highway, Bldg. C928, Hauppauge, NY
Contact:
631-853-4017 or wanda.ortiz@suffolkcountyny.gov
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