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6.1.D. - Page 11 <br />Figure 2. <br />Emergency Medical Services - Permitted Response Times34 <br />EMS Required Area Type Emergency Fire -Paramedic <br />Response Times Ambulance Non -Transport <br />Priority Response 135 Urban/Suburban < 13 minutes < 7 minutes <br />Rural < 20 minutes < 12 minutes <br />Remote < 30 minutes < 22 minutes <br />Priority Response 2 Urban/Suburban < 23 minutes < 15 minutes <br />Rural < 60 minutes < 25 minutes <br />Remote < 60 minutes < 30 minutes <br />The White House Commission on Opioids made the following recommendation regarding <br />naloxone: <br />Naloxone is a lifesaver that rapidly reverses opioid overdose. It is the first line of <br />defense in many parts of our country; if we lose someone to overdose we obviously <br />have no chance to treat them and return them to a productive life. We urge you to <br />mandate, with federal assistance, that naloxone be in the hands of every law <br />enforcement officer in the United States ... The Federal Government should ensure <br />that naloxone is made available when there is the greatest chance for an overdose.36 <br />DISCUSSION <br />Equipping law enforcement with naloxone <br />Equipping law enforcement officers with intranasal naloxone empowers them to protect the <br />public and themselves from opioid overdose. Officer -carry naloxone programs are increasingly <br />common and implemented by law enforcement agencies with minimal training and cost. These <br />programs do not expose officers to criminal or civil liability. 37 <br />"Emergency Medical Services, "When Every Second Counts: San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services <br />System Overview 2015-2016" County of San Mateo. Accessed on March 5, 2018. <br /><httDs://www.smchealth.orL,/sites/main/files/file-attachments/ems annual final O.ndt> <br />35 Emergency Medical Services, "When Every Second Counts: San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services <br />System Overview 2015-2016" pg. 10. <br />36 The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, "Final Report Draft" (2017) <br />37 California Assembly Bill No. 635, October 10, 2013. <httn://www.le2info.ca.Qov/_nub/13-14/bill/asm/ab 0601- <br />0650/ab 635 bill 20130912 enrolled.htm> <br />2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 6 <br />