Opioid Ed. Non-Clinical Lay Responder. ELearn

*This course is intended for US audiences only.

The AHA's Opioid Education for Non-Clinical Staff and Lay Responders Course is a self-directed, eLearning course that educates students (management and employees in workplace settings, non-clinical hospital and healthcare staff, and the general public) on the basics of the opioid epidemic and recognition of an overdose. The course teaches participants how to respond to a possible overdose including how to deliver naloxone and activate the emergency response system*. The course also offers information on the importance of treatment options post-overdose. This course covers adults only.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 

• Describe the current opioid epidemic in the US

• Identify some prescription and illegal opioids

• Recognize why opioids are so addictive

• Identify a possible overdose

• Identify how to respond to a possible overdose

• Review/explain what naloxone is and how it works

• Describe how to give naloxone

• Identify the antidote for an opioid overdose

• Recognize the importance of post-overdose treatment options

For successful completion of this course, resulting in a course completion certificate, students must:

• Review all modules and knowledge checks

• Pass a knowledge skills test with a minimum score of 84%

* Knowledge of how to perform CPR using high-quality chest compressions and early use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) is highly recommended before taking this course.

This self-directed, eLearning course is for use by a single student. Product specifications include:

• Course modules include:

o Recognition and response to an opioid overdose (performing CPR and administering reversal agents (naloxone))

o Basics of the opioid epidemic and opioid use disorder

o Understanding naloxone and how it works

o Recognizing the importance of post-overdose treatment options

• Meets web accessibility requirements

• Approximate completion time: 10-15 minutes

• Certificate of completion available upon successful course completion

• Course content available for 24 months (2 years) following activation

Opioid Education for Non-Clinical Staff and Lay Responders is intended for

• Management and employees in workplace settings

• Non-clinical hospital and healthcare staff

• General public