Hour-long free virtual Opioid Overdose Reversal Training offered Jan. 15
If a drug overdose happened and you were nearby, would you know what to do to potentially save a life?
To be prepared, you just need to spend an hour in training.
A free virtual Opioid Overdose Reversal Training session will be held starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15.
This opportunity is sponsored by the Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center in collaboration with Spectrum Health and Human Services.
Certified trainer Dawn Stone, CRPA, of Spectrum, will teach you how to:
- Recognize the signs of an opioid overdose;
- Respond appropriately and effectively to an opioid overdose;
- Correctly administer the spray form of naloxone (Narcan);
- Apply the Good Samaritan Overdose Law to overdose responders.
A free reversal kit will be mailed to you upon completion of training.
To learn more visit th WNY Rural Area Health Education Center website.
Call Lisa Green to register at (585) 786-6275.
