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Board approves $3,510 opioid-settlement purchase for Sioux City Fire Rescue breathing trainer
Summary
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved using $3,510 from an opioid settlement fund to buy a Safe BVM Solitar Q trainer and supplies for Sioux City Fire Rescue, with training available to county crews.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a $3,510 purchase from an opioid settlement fund for a Safe BVM Solitar Q trainer and a supply of Solitar BVM devices for Sioux City Fire Rescue.
The trainer will be used to teach controlled ventilation techniques for overdose victims, the department said. “With the opioids, it's not enough to just give some Narcan and hope that that works,” Jim Hayden, EMS director for Sioux City Fire,…
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