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6A.D. - Page 17 FINDINGS The 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury finds the following to be true: F 1. Untreated opioid overdose can cause brain damage and death. F2. Naloxone is a safe, nontoxic drug that can stop and reverse the effects of opioid overdose. F3. Narcan' is a brand of intranasal naloxone, which can be successfully administered with no more than one hour of training. F4. Fire department and ambulance paramedics are the only emergency responders within the County currently carrying naloxone. F5. Law enforcement officers may arrive at the scene of opioid overdose before paramedics. F6. Law enforcement officers' risk of accidental exposure to fentanyl derivatives varies based on their roles and responsibilities. Narcotics units, crime suppression units, SWAT teams, K-9 units, and evidence -handling units are at a heightened risk of exposure. F7. Certain law enforcement officers and Sheriff's Forensic Lab and Coroner's Office personnel are at heightened risk of exposure to fentanyl derivatives. F8. Equipping and training officers with intranasal naloxone is inexpensive and the associated costs can be absorbed into existing programs and budgets. RECOMMENDATIONS The 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury recommends that the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office, the Broadmoor Police Protection District, and the Police Departments of Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Pacifica, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Mateo, and South San Francisco, do the following by December 31, 2018: R1. Train and equip law enforcement officers at heightened risk of exposure to fentanyl derivatives with intranasal naloxone as a minimum standard of practice. R2. Evaluate training and equipping all law enforcement officers with intranasal naloxone in order to protect themselves and the general public. 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 12