(A)
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to
establish guidelines governing the use of Naloxone for emergency situations on
campus. Naloxone may be carried and administered by officers of the Shawnee
state university department of public safety, or accessed and administered by
other members of the community via cabinets maintained by the university. This
policy is intended to recognize the potential life-saving role first responders
and bystanders can play when encountering persons suffering from apparent
opioid overdose.
(B)
Definitions
(1)
EMS - "emergency medical services" that provide
pre-hospital emergency medical care; such practitioners provide out-of-hospital
care for those with an illness or injury.
(2)
Naloxone - an
opioid receptor antagonist and antidote for opioid overdose produced in
intramuscular, intranasal, or intravenous forms.
(3)
Opioid - a drug
containing opium or similar synthetic compound derived from opium or
synthetically produced from opium, including but not limited to heroin,
oxycodone, and fentanyl.
(4)
Opioid overdose - an acute condition including, but not
limited to, extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness,
respiratory depression, coma, or death resulting from the consumption or use of
an opioid, or another substance with which an opioid was combined, or a
condition that a layperson would reasonably believe to be an opioid-related
drug overdose that requires medical assistance.
(5)
Universal
precautions - an approach to infection control to treat all human blood and
certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV
and other blood-borne pathogens.
(C)
Department of
public safety
(1)
Police and security officers in the department of
public safety will be trained in the use and administration of
Naloxone.
(2)
The university will make reasonable best efforts to
have officers carry Naloxone doses in their vehicles and to have ready access
to Naloxone in the department of public safety offices.
(D)
Public
access
(1)
Shawnee state university will provide public access to
Naloxone for the purpose of aiding, or assisting in the aid of, any person(s)
who may be suffering from an apparent opioid overdose. This access will be
accomplished through the installation of Naloxone emergency cabinets in various
buildings around campus.
(2)
All participation in this program and/or the
administration of Naloxone by employees, students, or the general public is
strictly voluntary. All are encouraged to understand the universal precautions
required to administer this treatment.
(E)
Naloxone cabinet
contents
Each cabinet will include:
(1)
Bilingual
instructions (tear-away cards) for administering intranasal Naloxone that
include specific instructions to call EMS.
(2)
Two doses of
intranasal Naloxone.
(3)
One rescue breathing barrier device with gloves and
alcohol.
(F)
Storage and replacement
Inspection of cabinets installed by
Shawnee state university shall be the responsibility of the university. In
accordance with section
3715.50 of the Revised Code,
such inspections shall be conducted within a reasonable time period and shall
ensure the following:
(1)
Each unit is securely fastened to a permanent
structure.
(2)
The Naloxone is intact and not expired.
(3)
Rescue breathing
barrier device, gloves, and alcohol are present.
(4)
SSU department of
public safety contact information, along with signs of an opioid overdose, are
listed on the box.
(5)
Instructions for use are present.
(6)
The unit safety
seal is functional.
