EPI Draw and Inject Project
IM EPI SD Training Documents:
Naloxone Project for First Responders
The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) and the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) received grant awards similar to many other states to combat what has been called a nationwide opioid epidemic. As part of South Dakota's targeted response to this epidemic, the DOH in collaboration with DSS established regional training sessions to equip and educate first responders including hospital staff, Emergency Medical Services, and law enforcement agencies statewide.
First responder agencies are on the front lines of the opioid crisis and are challenged with the many dangers of opioids and the result of potent synthetic manufacturing thereof; some synthetics, 100 times more powerful, require special handling for responder safety. During training sessions, DOH educated responders about the opioid crisis, the symptomatology of an opioid overdose, and general treatment and safety recommendations of a patient suffering a suspected opioid overdose. Furthermore, DOH has equipped first responder agencies with Naloxone, a medication intended to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Naloxone in Public Schools Project
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Training Slides (PDF)
For more information:
Please contact Marty Link via email or phone at 605.367.5372