UNIONVILLE Over the past ten years, Orange County has continued to see an increase in opioid-related fatalities. No one has gone unaffected by the opioid epidemic. We need the help of our communities to eradicate this crisis. To facilitate this end, The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the County Department of Mental Health are planning a series of public education classes on overdose recognition and Naloxone administration. These courses will be held at various EMS and firehouses throughout Orange County.
Registered attendees will receive instruction on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose and how to administer Naloxone once an overdose has been identified. Certified trainers from the Orange County Department of Mental Health and Orange County Sheriff’s Office will provide all instruction and materials for the course free of cost to any member of the public that attends. Every trainee who attends will receive an issuance of Naloxone from the Orange County Department of Mental Health to take home. The course will be approximately one hour in duration, with the exact time varying depending on class size, student involvement, participation, and trainee understanding.
Sheriff Arteta stresses, “It is heartbreaking that we are seeing as many lives taken from us as we are from drug overdoses. We need to take an approach as a community together. Public education and emergency preparedness starts with you. We appreciate our local fire and EMS agencies stepping in to host these courses right in your own community. Accidental overdose can happen anywhere at any time to anyone. Are you ready to step in and hopefully save someone’s life?”
Course dates, locations, and times will be announced on our social media pages as they become available, on Facebook at Orange County Sheriff’s Office, New York, and on Instagram at @ocso_ny. Spots are limited; please do not wait to reserve your spot.
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