Naloxone

Signs and Symptoms

100

The color a person may turn during an overdose

Their lips, fingernails, and eventually their skin will turn blue/gray.

200

What happens to someone's eyes during an opiate overdose?

Pupils will be small, eyes may roll back

300

How is a person's breathing when they overdose?

Their breathing is shallow, snoring, gurgling, or stops

400

In a person dependent on opioids naloxone can cause these symptoms 

What is precipitated withdrawal (headaches, changes in blood pressure, rapid heart rate, sweating, nausea, vomiting, tremors, intense pain and anxiety)

500

When a person is overdosing they are usually in this mental state?

They are usually unconcious, non-responsive, unable to wake up.

Drugs!

100

Fentanyl, heroin, morphine, oxycodone are this class of drug

What is an opioid?

200

Naloxone is only effective against this class of drug

What is an opioid

300

List three ways that opiods can be taken

What is injection, inhalation (snorted), transdermal, rectal, transmucosal, oral

400

82% of opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2023 involved this drug

What is fentanyl

500

Diazepam (valium) is this class of drug

Benzodiazepine (benzo)

Steps to take

100

This is the most important intervention for an opiod overdose. 

What is assisted respirations

200

If a person is breathing but unresponsive after naloxone administration they should be put in this position

What is recovery position

300

Name actions to take to protect yourself when you come upon an overdose?

Scan area for sharps or other dangerous objects, put on gloves, never put your hands where you can't see (pockets)

400

How soon after the first should you give the second dose of naloxone

What is 3-5 minutes

500

This percentage of adults experience opioid toxicity recurrence after a response to naloxone

What is 33%

Naloxone

100

The length of time naloxone works

What is 30 min- 2 hours

200

The two routes for naloxone administration

What intramuscularly and intranasally

300

Naloxone should ideally be stored at this temperature

What is room temperature

400

The maximum doses of naloxone SAR volunteers should administer to someone

What is three

500

This form needs to be filled out after administering naloxone

What is the Facility Overdose Response Box Naloxone Administration Information Form

CPR

100

CPR stands for this

What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 

200

The ratio of chest compressions to respirations in an adult

What is 30:2

300

The ratio of chest compressions to respirations in a child

What is 15:2

400

This should be done before giving rescue breaths

What is head-tilt chin lift or jaw thrust

500

Rate of chest compressions 

What is 100-120 per minute?