Hallucinogens
What does a Hallucinogen do to the body?
Affect a person's self-awareness, perception, thoughts, and sensations
What is the main goal of a depressant and how does it affect the body? (Not the signs)
It depresses the nervous system, causing sleepiness, muscle relaxation, and slowed breathing
What does a stimulant do to the body?
Increases mental and physical activity
What are Opioids (Narcotics) and what do they do?
They are very powerful depressants that depress the central nervous system
What is the first and second we always do when approaching a potential emergency?
Survey the scene and apply PPE
Signs and of Hallucinogens (Have to get at least 5)
Fear, Panic, Anxiety, Tension, Hallucinations, Deep Depression, Paranoia
What is the most common depressent (Hint: It's also the most abused drug in the United States)
Alcohol
What are some common stimulants bought?
Energy drinks and power drinks
Signs of Opioids
Loss of consciousness and depressed or absent breathing
What do you do if the guest is unresponsive but breathing and has a pulse?
Put them in a recovery position and call 9-1-1
What can a person lose and gain when taking Hallucinogens? (Hint: It is not any of the effects in the first box)
They can lose a sense of reality as well as see and hear things
The signs of Alcohol Intoxication (Have to name at least 5)
The Odor of alcohol
Slurred, slow, or incomprehensible speech
Confusion
Dizziness or loss of consciousness
Slowed actions
Staggering gait or falling
Nausea or vomiting
Flush Skin, Sweating, Nausea, Fever, Rapid Pulse, High Blood Pressure, Chest Pain
What are the types of Opioids mentioned earlier?
Morphine
Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
Oxycodone (OxContin)
Heroin
What do you do if the guest is unresponsive, has weak or no pulse, and isn't breathing?
Begin CPR and provide care until you can't for any of the main reasons
You come upon a guest who looks panicked, anxious, and as if they are talking to someone but no one is there. What do you do?
1. Survey the Scene
2. PPE
3. Call the Poison Control Center Helpline and facility managers
4. Calm and Reassure the guest
5. Stay with them and provide supplemental oxygen until they recover, EMS arrives, or a facility manager says it is ok
Who is at the highest risk of alcohol poisoning? (Have to name all 4)
College students, chronic alcoholics, those taking medication prohibitin alcohol, and curious children
What are the more serious stimulants?
Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Methamphetamine
What is the life-saving medication used to treat opioid overdose and when do you use it?
Naloxone, administer to those who unresponsive and not breathing adequately
What do you do if the guest is responsive and breathing, and they are intoxicated? What about if they are hostile?
Call the Poison Control helpline, but if they are hostile call 9-1-1
What are some examples of Halluiconogen drugs?
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Peyote (Mescaline)
MDMA (Ecstasy)
The CDC says this many people will die from alcohol-related deaths each year (In the U.S.
88,000
You see a guest lying face down in the restroom with a white bag next them. They are agonal breathing, what do you do?
1. Ensure the scene is safe
2. PPE
3. Call for assistance and EMS
4. Begin rescue breathing
5. Apply BVM and supplemental oxygen as soon as they arrive, and continue care till EMS arrives
How do you respond to an opioid emergency, explain both the nasal spray and the auto-injector
Nasal Spray: Position the guest face up, Insert the nozzle into a nostril and depress the plunger with your thumb
Muscle Auto-Injector: Remove the safety guard, place the back side of the injector near the outer thigh, Push firmly, and hold in place for 5 seconds
The Poison Control Center Helpline number
800-222-1222