San Mateo County Grand Jury
• 2017-2018
Law Enforcement Officers + Narcan = Lives Saved from Opioid Overdoses1
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Findings 8 findings
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Untreated opioid overdose can cause brain damage and death.
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Naloxone is a safe, nontoxic drug that can stop and reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
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Narcan® is a brand of intranasal naloxone, which can be successfully administered with no more than one hour of training.
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Fire department and ambulance paramedics are the only emergency responders within the County currently carrying naloxone.
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Law enforcement officers may arrive at the scene of opioid overdose before paramedics.
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Law enforcement officers’ risk of accidental exposure to fentanyl derivatives varies based on their roles and responsibilities. Narcotics units, crime suppression units, SWAT teams, K-9 units, and evidence-handling units are at a heightened risk of exposure.
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Certain law enforcement officers and Sheriff’s Forensic Lab and Coroner’s Office personnel are at heightened risk of exposure to fentanyl derivatives.
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Equipping and training officers with intranasal naloxone is inexpensive and the associated costs can be absorbed into existing programs and budgets.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 12Train and equip law enforcement officers at heightened risk of exposure to fentanyl derivatives with intranasal naloxone as a minimum standard of practice.
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R2Page 12Evaluate training and equipping all law enforcement officers with intranasal naloxone in order to protect themselves and the general public. The 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury further recommends that the San Mateo County Coroner do the following by December 31, 2018:
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R3Page 13Train and equip Coroner’s Office personnel at a heightened risk of exposure to fentanyl derivatives with intranasal naloxone. The 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury further recommends that the San Mateo County Sheriff do the following by December 31, 2018:
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R4Page 13Train and equip Sheriff’s Forensic Lab personnel at a heightened risk of exposure to fentanyl derivatives with intranasal naloxone.
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