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  • Signs of opioid overdose
    • Not waking up or responding to voice or touch
    • Very slow, irregular, or stopped breathing
    • Pinpoint pupils
    • Blue or purple finger nails and/or lips
    • Slow heartbeat
    • Weak pulse
    • Low blood pressure
  • Request code 3 medical
  • Administer naloxone spray
    • Lay subject on back
    • Hold device w/thumb on bottom of plunger and two fingers on either side of the nozzle
    • Tilt subject’s head back supporting neck by placing hand under neck
    • Place tip of device nozzle in subject’s nostril until finger come in contact with bottom of the nose
    • Press plunger firmly to administer dose
    • Remove device from subject’s nose
  • Place subject in rescue position
  • It is possible to for the subject to wake up and become aggressive
  • If subject doesn’t respond to voice or touch after two to three minutes
    • Administer another dose of Naloxone in the subject’s other nostril
  • Additional doses may be give every 2 to 3 minutes until subject responds or medics arrive on scene
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