Riverside County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
• Agency Response
I'etwet' Poltee Cornntitted Since l9l0 Michael A- Arellano LhiPf of PoliLe Emet Police Department's
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F2
'fhe availability ofNarcan has assisted law enlorcement and the public in handling suspccted opioid overdoses, incrcasing survival chances. The department agrees with this finding. Since 2021, we have administered 99 doses of Narcan. Henlet PoliEe Depdrtn ent . 45O E. Ldthan,' Avenue ' Hemet, fA 92543 [95O 765-z4aa ' hgrnetpd-c.7m P,,E1O9'ET-LIEE Cornrnixted Since l9lo Michael A- Areltano Chief of Police
No recommendations for this finding
F3
'fhere is a lack olguidance regarding rvhat data should be trackcd by lau'cn(brcement and other firs1 rcsponders when adtninistering Narcan. . The department agrees with this finding. Although we have been tracking our Narcan deployments since 2021, there is no county-wide collaboration on the specific data to be collected and who should maintain it. II. RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS: R.l. A contprchcnsive nrethod should be crealcd to collect pertincnt Narcan data on a monthly basis tioru all emergency responders andior nredical providers. This data should includc the number ol'incidcnt;. dosages per incident. number of lives saved, and nuntber of f'atalities. a The department has partially implemented this recommendation. since 2021, we have collected monthly data on Narcan usage, loggin8 the date, time, incident number, location, victim's gender, race, age, officer's name, and number of doses After reviewin8 the Grand Jury's report, we added the number of lives saved and fatalities to our data logs. Currently, the department maintains all Narcan usage data and shares it upon request. However, there is no centralized county-wide system to collect and store all logged data. We trust that thcse responses address the concems raised by the Riverside County Civil Grand Jtry's 2023-2024 report on Narcan's life-saving role in fuverside County. For fu(her information, please contact Lieutenant MichaeI Mouat al 9 5 I -7 65 -2422. Sincercly. /#ilffi,s- -{LL 4 Michacl Arellano Chief of Police CC: City Manager City Attomey Fire Chicf Citv Clerk Hemet Pollce Departrnent . 45O E. Lathdrn Avenue . Hemet tA 92543 t95rl 765-Z400 . hemetpd.com
No recommendations for this finding