Training includes
administration of intranasal naloxone
County Executive Steve Bellone and Dr. James
Tomarken, Commissioner of Health, are encouraging residents to take advantage
of scheduled Opioid Overdose Prevention Classes.
The training, which meets New York State Department
of Health requirements, will enable participants to recognize an opioid
overdose, administer intranasal naloxone and take additional steps until EMS
arrives. Participants will receive a certificate of completion and an emergency
resuscitation kit that includes intranasal naloxone. The classes will take
place as follows:
In
conjunction with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad and Legislator
William Spencer, MD
Saturday,
June 2, 2018
12p.m.-1p.m.
Huntington
Community First Aid Squad
2
Railroad Street
Huntington
Station, NY 11746
Community
Drug Awareness and Opioid Overdose Prevention
In
conjunction with the North Babylon Community Youth Services
Thursday
June 7, 2018
6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
North
Babylon Teen Center
213
Phelps Lane
North
Babylon, NY 11703
RSVP
required to donnanbcys@gmail.com
Or
call 631-422-0333
Hosted
by Community Ambulance Company, a New York State Dept. of Health Authorized
Opioid Overdose Prevention Program
This
class also includes training in hands-only CPR
Saturday,
June 9, 2018
9:00
a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Community
Ambulance Company Headquarters
420
Lakeland Ave.
Sayville,
NY 11782
RSVP
required by going to https://narcantraining2018.eventbrite.com
Learn more about the program; watch “Saving One Life at a Time
with Narcan at Suffolk’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.”
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