Provincial Fire Department program Kits supplied by Health PEI Training funded by MFR Program Training provided by IEMS Paramedics

Training Provided here today with 1 kit per department In department paramedics can provide training Request PEIFFA to arrange a Paramedic to provide Added to ongoing MFR training

What is the Opioid / fentanyl risk for firefighters. How does an Opioid /fentanyl affect the body. What does Naloxone do. What are the risks of Naloxone.

The following slides outline the naloxone program which is available to the general public.

PEI Naloxone Take Home Kit Program

PEI Opioid Strategy Initiated due to fentanyl crisis in other provinces The first meeting of the Opioid Strategy stakeholders was January 2017 Harm Reduction Task Group was created and met in March 2017 Naloxone working group May 2017 and kits began to be distributed through the Needle Exchange Program (NEP) in June.

Naloxone There have been approximately 150 kits distributed on PEI through the Take Home Naloxone (THN) Program and one has been used. Hospitals, emergency departments, provincial correctional facilities, opioid replacement clinics, EMS and police are all equipped with Naloxone in case of an OD on site.

Community Availability Kits available at: NEP community pharmacies (approximately $50) Provincial Addictions Treatment Facility when leaving the inpatient detox program The program will be expanding to other sites that serve “at risk” populations

Naloxone Overview Video https://youtu.be/6xK4bdXvmXY We use vials of naloxone instead of the ampules that are shown in the video

The Kit

Added to Provincial MFR Protocols Used kit should go to hospital with patient. Do you have a sharps container?

When Naloxone use indicated -evidence of narcotic use (scene safety) -assessment shows shallow to no -Respiratory effort -pinpoint pupils -cyanosed lips and skin Demonstration of Naloxone Administration

Questions?