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Naloxone may be administered only by personnel who’ve received proper training. Here’s a Checklist you can use to verify such training where naloxone is administered via injection.
Knowledge Check for Administering Naloxone | Trainer Initials | Trainee Initials | Date |
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Successful completion of naloxone administration training | |||
Accurately identifies location(s) of naloxone at the workplace | |||
Accurately identifies necessary supplies | |||
Accurately reads and follows instructions on naloxone box | |||
Accurately identifies Workplace Naloxone Coordinator | |||
Accurately describes incident reporting procedures | |||
Accurately describes incident documentation procedures | |||
Skills Check for Administering Naloxone | Trainer Initials | Trainee Initials | Date |
Assessing the victim including shake, shout and sternal rub | |||
Calling/instructing someone to call 911 and activate workplace emergency response | |||
Obtaining and correctly administering Naloxone following each step below: | |||
1. Lay victim on their back to administer Naloxone | |||
2. Remove medication from box, peel back tab with a circle to open | |||
3. Place tip of auto-injector on either side of outer thigh, may use through clothing after ensuring there are no contents obstructing device | |||
4. Press hard into thigh until mechanism injects | |||
6. Massage injection site for 10 seconds to help absorption | |||
7. Turn victim to their side (recovery position) | |||
8. Monitor victim, administer rescue breathing if needed, (i.e., if no response to talking, touch or pain, additional Naloxone may be administered every 2-3 minutes if available, until the victim responds or EMS arrives) | |||
9. If needed, follow steps 2-8 using a new Naloxone injection in the other thigh | |||
10. Put the used Naloxone back in the box and give to EMS for disposal | |||
11. Document administration according to Company policy/protocol | |||
Training is valid for one year; review during the year is highly recommended |