State overdose-prevention coordinator demonstrates naloxone use and distribution through Revive program
A Virginia Department of Health overdose-prevention coordinator demonstrated naloxone administration, distributed two-dose kits, and outlined a registration/encounter process for replacements; council members asked temperature and storage questions during a brief Q&A.
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Dr. L. Merkel, the Virginia Department of Health overdose-prevention program coordinator, provided Petersburg City Council with a concise Revive program briefing and distributed two-dose naloxone nasal-spray kits on May 5. The coordinator described signs of opioid overdose, step-by-step rescue breathing, and the administration sequence for naloxone: call 911, two rescue breaths, administer the first dose, continue rescue breaths, and give a second dose after three minutes if there’s no response.
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