Be Prepared at Sea: Opioid Awareness
By Autumn Dennistoun, DNP, RN
The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, with support from the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, is excited to announce the launch of "Be Prepared at Sea: Opioid Awareness and Naloxone Administration," a new e-learning training developed for commercial fishing communities.
Commercial fishing is physically demanding, high-risk work. Injuries, long hours, and stress can increase the risk for opioid use and overdose. This 30-minute training provides practical information to help fishing industry workers and those who support fishing communities better understand substance use and overdose risk, recognize the signs of an opioid overdose, and respond with life-saving measures.
The training covers:
How opioids affect the body
Why opioid-related risks may be higher in commercial fishing
How to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose
How naloxone works and how to administer it
How to safely store and use naloxone at sea
Recovery and support resources available to individuals and fishing communities
The training is now available as a permanent educational resource through the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice’s PHLearnLink platform.
The training was developed for fishing industry workers, vessel owners and operators, public health practitioners, and community-based organization staff working with fishing communities.
Participants who complete the training, pass the final assessment with a score of 75% or higher, and submit a course evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion.
We are grateful to the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association and Project Gabe for their collaboration and to the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center for its support. We also appreciate the fishing community members, partners, and pilot participants who contributed their time and perspectives to the development and evaluation of this resource.
This project was supported, in part, by grant number U54OH007544 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC, NIOSH, or the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center.
Comments