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WINDERMERE POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDER Effective Date: October 1, 202 5  Rescinds  Amends 6.11 ( October 3, 2022) Number: 6.11 SUBJECT: NARCAN® Nasal Spray Print Date: 10/0 1/25 Distribution: All Personnel Review Month: October This order consists of the following: 1. Purpose 2. Policy 3. Definitions 4. Procedures 1. Purpose To establish guidelines governing the administration of NARCAN® Nasal Spray, also known as naloxone h ydrochloride, by trained personnel of the Windermere Police Department (WPD). The objective is for trained personnel to treat suspected opioid over doses a s outlined in FS 381.887 , and to reduce injuries and fatalities when agency personnel arrive at the scene before emergency medical personnel. 2. Policy It shall be the policy of the Windermere Police Department to ensure agency personnel who will be administering NARCAN® Nasal Spray are properly trained in the use and deployment according to the laws of the State of Florida. 3. Definitions A. Antagonist – A drug that counteracts the effects of another drug . B. FDA – Food and Drug Administration C. Emergency Treatment for Suspected Opioid Overdose – Emergency responders, including law enforcement officers, are authorized to possess, store, and 6.11, Page 2 administer emergency opioid antagonists as clinically indicated. Civil immunity is provided for those who possess, administer, prescribe, di spense, and store in compliance with the Good Samaritan Act. ( FS 381.887 ) D. Good Samaritan Act – Any person wh o gratuitously and in good faith renders emergency care or treatment either in direct response to emergency situations related to and arising out of a public health emergency , or at the scene of an emergency outside of a hospital, doctor’s office, or other place having proper medical equipment, without objection of the injured patient or patients thereof, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such care or treatment or as a result of any act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment where the person acts as an ordinary reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances. ( FS 768.13 ) E. 911 Good Samaritan Act – A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for a person experiencing a drug -related overdose may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for possession of a contro lled substance if the evidence relating to such possession was obtained as a result of the person seeking medical assistance. It also provides that a person, who experiences a drug -related overdose and needs medical assistance, may not be charged, prosecu ted, or penalized for possession of a controlled substance if the evidence relating to such possession was obtained as a result of the overdose and need for medical assistance. ( FS 893.21 ) F. NARCAN ® Coordinator – A member of Command Staff designated by the Chief of Police. G. NARCAN® Nasal Spray – Four (4) mg of naloxone hydrochloride which is a medicine used for t he emergency treatment of known or suspected overdose in adults and children. It is an opioid antagonist as it quickly reverses the effects of opioids but it is only temporary. Therefore, it is not a substitute for emergency medical care. Each NARCAN® N asal Spray contains only one dose of the medicine and cannot be reused. The medicine in the NARCAN® Nasal Spray has no effect in people who are not taking opioid medicines. It has been approved by the FDA. H. Opioid Overdose – The ingestion of an excessi ve dose of heroin or opiate based prescription drugs such as methadone, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and codeine and name -brand drugs such as Percocet, Vicodin, and Demerol. Indicators of an opioid overdose are the patient shall not wake up , shall not respond to your voice or touch, breathing is very slow, irregular, or has stopped, “pinpoint pupils,” or bluish lips. 6.11, Page 3 I. Office of the Medical Director’s Standing Order – A formal document signed by the Orange County Office of the Medical Director authorizing trained agency personnel to administer NARCAN® Nasal Spray to persons at risk of experiencing a suspected opioid -related overdose. The Standing Order is to be renewed annually by Orange County’s Office of the Medical Director. J. Recovery Position – A first aid position to protect the airway of an unconscious or semi -unconscious person. The patient is laid on one side with the underneath leg straight while the other leg is fully flexed at the hip, with the knee bent and resting on the ground, to prevent rolling onto the back. The head is supported by the arm, maintaining the desired position with the face titled towards the ground. 4. Procedures A. Training 1. Agency personnel issued NARCAN ® Nasal Spray shall receive initial training which shall include an overview of the Florida law permitting the law enforcement deployment of an emergency opioid antagonist (naloxon e hydrochloride ), patient assessment (e.g., signs and