Untrained bystanders can legally administer the opioid-reversal treatment – but frontline staff workers face a legal risk if they do not first call triple zero
Naloxone is available for free and the Victorian government has announced it will trial vending machines for the drug, but trained providers are subject to different rules over its use.Naloxone is available for free and the Victorian government has announced it will trial vending machines for the drug, but trained providers are subject to different rules over its use.
But Goonan says a nurse outreach worker at his service spent two minutes on hold with emergency services while trying to help someone experiencing an overdose. Goonan says there “doesn’t seem to be much sense” in forcing trained providers of emergency care to call triple zero before administering naloxone while members of the public are not required to do so.
The non-profit community health organisation Cohealth’s policy is for non-clinical staff to call triple zero if a clinician is not available when an overdose occurs.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matterslast year informed health providers that non-clinical staff who administer naloxone risk not being covered by professional indemnity insurance if an adverse event occurs.
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