City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 196205

• File #: 196205
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 2/7/2014
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 2/18/2014
• Final action: 8/28/2014
• Enactment date: 2/18/2014
• Enactment #: 196205
• Title: That the Chief Fire Engineer, the Chief of Police and the chief trauma response individual appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety to explore training first responders in the use of Narcan, currently being used by EMTs to save victims of drug overdoses.
• Sponsors: Matthew McLaughlin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/28/2014	5	City Council	Work completed
7/23/2014	4	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Work completed
3/6/2014	3	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
2/18/2014	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Chief Fire Engineer, the Chief of Police and the chief trauma response individual appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Safety to explore training first responders in the use of Narcan, currently being used by EMTs to save victims of drug overdoses.

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Official Text

That the Chief Fire Engineer, the Chief of Police and the chief trauma response individual, (Patti Contenti), appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Health and Public Safety to explore the possibility of training first responders in the use of Narcan (Naloxone), currently being used by EMTs to save victims of drug overdoses.