Firefighters and paramedics have had to team up in order to handle the rising number of opioid overdose calls requiring naloxone treatment.
Posted: Aug 30, 2023 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago0:40
In addition to fire calls and traffic accidents, Ottawa firefighters are increasingly finding themselves on the front lines of the city's growing opioid crisis, especially downtown. As the crisis intensifies, firefighters have been trained to administer naloxone to assist their paramedic counterparts.
He said firefighters might also need to initiate other lifesaving measures such as CPR or ventilation.
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