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URMC provides training for National Emergency Preparedness Month
The four weeks of September were organized into four separate modules, with subjects including fire safety, power loss, medical emergency response, and MedSled training for patient evacuations. Read More
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URMC provides opioid overdose prevention training
Naloxone displaces the opioid from the brain receptors, which stops the effects of the overdose for sixty to ninety minutes. This allows time for a hospital to intervene. Read More
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Naloxone, also known as Narcan, can save your life from an overdose. And you can get it for free, anonymously, on campus.
The Health Promotion Office is currently working with University Facilities on the installation of three more boxes: one in the lobby of the Goergen Athletic Center and two in the Rush Rhees library. Read More
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Opioid overdose prevention training with Strong Recovery
Two Credentialed Recovery Peer Advocates from Strong Recovery came to Wilson Commons to educate the University community on treatment for opioid overdoses. Read More
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The Narcan Fairy comes to UR
Narcan kits are being added to every AED/CPR kit on campus, and trainings on how to use them are being offered to UR students. Read More
