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. 2020 Oct 21;20:101232. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101232

Table 3.

Curriculum and duration of opioid overdose response training.

Curriculum # of studies
Basic Life Support Training/Previous CPR Training 5
Risk factors for an opioid overdose 19
Recognition of an opioid overdose 24
Help-seeking (e.g. calling 9-1-1) 15
Naloxone administration 22
Device assembly demonstration 21
Only rescue breathing 10
AED 5*
Recovery position 12
Treatment referral 2
Duration
≤10 min 1
15–45 min 8
1 h 8
1.5 h 1
2.5–3 h 2

The following studies included the curriculum listed in Table 3: in conjunction with basic life support training/previous CPR training (Klimas et al., 2015, Berland et al., 2017, Dion, 2016, Wagner et al., 2016, Zhang et al., 2018), risk factors for an opioid overdose (Franko et al., 2019, Kobayashi et al., 2017, Ashrafioun et al., 2016, Dahlem et al., 2017, Pietrusza et al., 2018, Kwon et al., 2020, Dietze et al., 2018, Klimas et al., 2015, Petterson and Madah-Amiri, 2017, Berland et al., 2017, Dion, 2016, Wagner et al., 2016, Zhang et al., 2018, Bergeria et al., 2019, Heavey et al., 2018, Huhn et al., 2018, Pade et al., 2017, Saucier et al., 2016, Williams et al., 2014), recognition of an opioid overdose (Franko et al., 2019, Kobayashi et al., 2017, Dietze et al., 2018, Klimas et al., 2015, Petterson and Madah-Amiri, 2017, Berland et al., 2017, Dion, 2016, Wagner et al., 2016, Zhang et al., 2018, Bergeria et al., 2019, Heavey et al., 2018, Huhn et al., 2018, Pade et al., 2017, Saucier et al., 2016, Williams et al., 2014, Giordano et al., 2020, Ashrafioun et al., 2016, Behar et al., 2015, Crocker et al., 2019, Dahlem et al., 2017, Hargraves et al., 2019, Pietrusza et al., 2018, Kwon et al., 2020, Monteiro et al., 2017), help-seeking (Franko et al., 2019, Kobayashi et al., 2017, Wagner et al., 2016, Williams et al., 2014, Giordano et al., 2020, Hargraves et al., 2019, Pietrusza et al., 2018, Dietze et al., 2018, Klimas et al., 2015, Petterson and Madah-Amiri, 2017, Berland et al., 2017, Bergeria et al., 2019, Heavey et al., 2018, Huhn et al., 2018, Pade et al., 2017), device assembly demonstration (Edwards et al., 2015, Franko et al., 2019, Kobayashi et al., 2017, McDermott and Collins, 2012, Klimas et al., 2015, Petterson and Madah-Amiri, 2017, Berland et al., 2017, Dion, 2016, Wagner et al., 2016, Pade et al., 2017, Saucier et al., 2016, Williams et al., 2014, Giordano et al., 2020, Ashrafioun et al., 2016, Behar et al., 2015, Crocker et al., 2019, Dahlem et al., 2017, Hargraves et al., 2019, Pietrusza et al., 2018, Kwon et al., 2020, Monteiro et al., 2017), only rescue breathing (Kobayashi et al., 2017, Dietze et al., 2018, Petterson and Madah-Amiri, 2017, Bergeria et al., 2019, Heavey et al., 2018, Huhn et al., 2018, Pade et al., 2017, Saucier et al., 2016, Williams et al., 2014, Giordano et al., 2020), recovery position (Franko et al., 2019, Kobayashi et al., 2017, Pade et al., 2017, Williams et al., 2014, Dietze et al., 2018, Klimas et al., 2015, Petterson and Madah-Amiri, 2017, Berland et al., 2017, Wagner et al., 2016, Zhang et al., 2018, Bergeria et al., 2019, Heavey et al., 2018), and treatment referral (Wagner et al., 2016, Dahlem et al., 2017).

*By default, the studies that provided overdose prevention training in conjunction with basic life support training, or were previously trained in CPR covered AED (Klimas et al., 2015, Berland et al., 2017, Dion, 2016, Wagner et al., 2016, Zhang et al., 2018).