American Red Cross BLSLesson 6 Opioid Overdose Questions & Answers Latest Update

Opioid overdose- associated fatalities can be prevented if you provide basic life support care and
immediately administer _________when opioid overdose is suspected. - naloxone
opioid overdose triad: - coma, respiratory depression, pinpoint pupils
Pinpoint pupils
Respiratory depression
Unconsciousness or severe sleepiness
Cyanosis. - Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
Other indicators of opioid overdose include - Cyanosis (Track marks from intravenous drug use)
Prescription pill bottles,
pipes,
needles,
syringes,
pill powder or other drug-related items.
History of opioid drug abuse.
When assessing a patient with suspected or known opioid overdose, consider the use of more objective
assessments to assess breathing, such as__________ - capnography
A normal ETCO2 value rules out ____________ - Respiratory depression
A patient is suspected of an opioid overdose. Which findings would most likely support this suspicion? -
Pinpoint pupils
Unconsciousness
Respiratory depression
A young adult is brought into the emergency department by his mother. After completing a rapid
assessment, you determine the patient is in cardiac arrest related to an opioid overdose. While the team
initiates CPR, you prepare to administer naloxone. Which route(s) would be most appropriate to
administer the naloxone? - Intranasal
Intravenous
Intramuscular