Narcan is now available over the counter, but many immigrants are unfamiliar with it.
Martha Hernandez, a county community health worker, circulates among consulates for Spanish-speaking nations and gives short, sharp demonstrations tailored to her audience, instructing them on how to effectively use Narcan.
“People do mistake the fact that it’s nasal [spray], they think it’s for allergies,” she said “That’s where you see the necessity of educating our community because a lot of people will say ‘oh I need it, I have allergies.”The Mexican consulate in L.A. feels like a DMV, with hard plastic chairs in rows. On a recent morning, about 30 people were waiting for their new Mexican passports or I.D. cards.
She tells them Narcan is not a substitute for medical care, but it can quickly prevent an overdose from becoming fatal. And it's easy to use — so easy that the training can take as little as 10 minutes. In her demonstrations, Hernandez uses a CPR mannequin to show how to keep an unresponsive person breathing after spraying their nostrils with Narcan until an ambulance arrives.
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