1. Action on finding a potential overdose
Person unconscious Do Not
and unresponsive
Do • Inflict Pain
• Put in bath or shower
Shout for help and • Walk them about
approach with care • Use other drugs such as
stimulants
• Leave them alone
Open airway
tilt head back gently and lift chin
NOT BREATHING BREATHING
Recovery position
Call 999
Call 999
Inject 0.4ml naloxone
30 chest compressions (to first black line)
then 2 rescue breaths
if no change after 2 minutes
Inject 0.4ml naloxone Inject 0.4ml naloxone
(to first black line) (to next black line)
Repeat Recovery position
1.
30 chest compressions
then 2 rescue breaths
for two minutes
2.
BREATHING
Recovery position
3.
Stay with person until
ambulance arrives
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