Firefighters and paramedics have had to team up in order to handle the rising number of opioid overdose calls requiring naloxone treatment.
CBC NewsFirefighters in Ottawa are responding to more opioid calls, and administering more doses of naloxone.
As the crisis intensifies, firefighters have been trained to administer naloxone in order to assist their paramedic counterparts. A naloxone kit comes with two doses of Narcan, gloves, a breathing barrier, and instructions on how to administer the doses to a person who has overdosed. Nicholas DeFazio, spokesperson for Ottawa Fire Services, says firefighters are trained and ready to handle the increased calls for administering naloxone for overdoses.Paramedics report overdoses throughout the city and in addition to tainted drugs, people are overdosing on counterfeit prescription drugs laced with fentanyl, he says.Firefighters are also responding to other calls, including fires, so when medical calls rise, it takes up more of their time, he adds.
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