Saturday

STOP Opioid Overdose


CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!!!!


ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY: 
  • "SOMEONE IS UNRESPONSIVE AND NOT BREATHING!"
  • GIVE CLEAR ADDRESS/LOCATION.   
CALL 911 REGARDLESS IF PATIENT BECOMES RESPONSIVE. 
  • RECURRENCES ARE COMMON.
SIGNS OF AN OVERDOSE
  • Slow or shallow breathing
  • Gasping for air when sleeping or weird snoring
  • Pale or bluish skin (ashen for darker skinned people)
  • Slow heartbeat; low blood pressure
  • Won't wake up or respond (rub knuckles on sternum)
GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS APPLY AND PROTECT ANYONE WHO REPORTS AN OVERDOSE.