Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

NALOXONE KIT

Date

2019

Materials

GLASS, PLASTIC, METAL, PAPER

No. Pieces

10

Height

4.5

Length

21.5

Width

10.5

Description

A) BLACK HARD CASE WITH “NALOXONE INJECTION” IN WHITE AND A RED CROSS ON THE FRONT. THE CASE HAS A SMALL BLACK CARABINER ATTACHED TO A LOOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE BACK OF THE CASE HAS A WHITE STICKER WITH “NALOXONE KIT…STORE AT 15°-30° C” THEN LISTS THE CONTENTS “3- NALOXONE VIALS 0.4 MG…ASSEMBLED BY FIRST STEP HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC…TORONTO ON…” “DRUG EXPIRY 01/2022”. ONE SIDE OF THE INSIDE OF THE CASE IS DIVIDED WITH MESH, AND THERE IS A SMALL MESH POCKET ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. B) GLASS VIAL OF NALOXONE WITH A WHITE AND SILVER CAP. THE CAP READS “FLIP OFF”. THERE IS LIQUID IN THE VIAL. THERE IS AN ORANGE AND WHITE LABEL THAT SAYS “INJECTABLE NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE 0.4 MG/ML…OMEGA LABORATORIES LID. MONTREAL, CANADA…” THERE IS A BARCODE, LOT AND EXPIRY DATE “2022-01”. HEIGHT: 3.6CM DIAMETER: 1.5CM C) GLASS VIAL OF NALOXONE. SAME INFORMATION AS COMPONENT PART B. D) GLASS VIAL OF NALOXONE. SAME INFORMATION AS COMPONENT PART B. THE VIALS, COMPONENTS B, C, AND D, ARE IN THE SMALL MESH POCKET SEWN INSIDE THE CASE. E) SINGLE CLEAR, BLUE, AND BLACK PLASTIC AND METAL SYRINGE IN UNOPENED PACKAGING. THE PACKAGING SAYS “VANISHPOINTS SYRINGE MADE IN CHINA FOR RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC…LITTLE ELM TX…” “3ML 23 G X 1” (0.60MM X 25MM)”. THE LABEL INCLUDES A BARCODE, QR CODE, AND INFORMATION SYMBOLS. LENGTH: 20CM WIDTH: 4CM F) TWO IDENTICAL UNOPENED SYRINGES ATTACHED TO EACHOTHER. EACH SYRINGE HAS THE SAME INFORMATION AS COMPONENT PART E. LENGTH: 20CM WIDTH: 8CM G) TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING A PLASTIC CPR MASK. THE LABEL READS “CPR MASK…MANUFACTURED BY…FIRSTAR HEALTHCARE COMPANY LIMITED (GUANGZHOU)…” THE FRONT OF THE BAG ALSO HAS INFORMATION SYMBOLS. THE MASK IS FOLDED UP INSIDE THE BAG AND HAS BLUE PRINT INSTRUCTIONS ON IT. LENGTH: 12.5CM WIDTH: 9CM H) BLUE GLOVES IN A TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BAG THAT HAS “NITRILE EXAM GLOVE...SHANGONG INTCO MEDICAL PRODUCTS CO…” IT HAS INFORMATION SYMBOLS ON THE BAG. THE GLOVES ARE FOLDED UP INSIDE. LENGTH: 10.5CM WIDTH: 7.5CM I) UNOPENED INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED WIPE OF ANTISEPTIC ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL. THE ENVELOPE PACKAGING IS WHITE WITH GREEN PRINT, AND SAYS “LORIS…QUEBEC, CANADA…MADE IN CANADA…” ON THE BACK IT WAS “CONTENTS…USE…DIRECTIONS…CAUTION…EXP: 03-2024”. LENGTH: 5CM WIDTH: 5CM J) WHITE PAPER BOOKLET WITH THE TITLE “HOW TO RESPOND TO AN OPIOID OVERDOSE WITH NALOXONE” ON AN ORANGE BACKGROUND. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT THERE IS THE “ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES” AND THE “ALBERTA COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON HIV” LOGOS. THE BOOKLET IS FOLDED LIKE A PAMPHLET AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN OVERDOSE FOR THE CONTENTS OF THE KIT. THE BOOKLET INCLUDES COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS AND STEPS. THE CORNER ON THE BACK OF THE BOOKLET IF BENT. LENGTH: 10.5CM WIDTH: 8CM

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

ASSOCIATIONS

HEALTH SERVICES

PERSONAL CARE

SAFETY SERVICES

History

MARK BRAVE ROCK STARTED S.A.G.E. CLAN PATROL IN OCTOBER OF 2018 TO SERVE, ASSIST, GUARD, AND ENGAGE (S.A.G.E.) WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE AND INDIVIDUALS WITH ADDICTIONS IN LETHBRIDGE. THE GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WAS INSPIRED BY THE BEAR CLAN PATROL IN WINNIPEG. S.A.G.E. CLAN VOLUNTEERS BUILD COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDE WATER AND FOOD, AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH SERVICES IF DESIRED. ON THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY 2020, COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN KEVIN MACLEAN MET WITH TYLER CHIEF CALF, WHOSE BLACKFOOT NAME IS IIKAASTIISTIISTIIKOO, A MEMBER OF THE S.A.G.E. CLAN. THEY DISCUSSED TYLER’S DONATION OF AN INTRAVENOUS NALOXONE KIT CARRIED BY MEMBERS OF THE S.A.G.E. CLAN WHILE OUT ON PATROL. NALOXONE IS A MEDICATION USED TO BLOCK THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS, AND IS USED TO TREAT AN OVERDOSE. THE INFORMATION BELOW IS DERIVED FROM THE INTERVIEW. TYLER SPOKE ABOUT CARRYING A NALOXONE KIT WHILE ON PATROL: “…WE TAKE THESE [NALOXONE KITS] ON WITH US AS WE PATROL THE STREETS OF LETHBRIDGE. THEY’RE CONSTANTLY WITH US EVERY PATROL AND I WAS TRAINED TO ADMINISTER THE NEEDLE WHEN NEEDED.” “…I STRAP IT TO MY BELT AND I HAVE IT ALWAYS BESIDE ME…SO IT’S…EASY ACCESS, JUST TO TAKE IT AND HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU.” THE KIT DONATED TO THE MUSEUM IS INTRAVENOUS NALOXONE, BUT THE MEDICATION ALSO COMES IN THE FORM OF NASAL SPRAY, WHICH TYLER CARRIED: “I CARRY MY FIRST AID KIT…WITH ME. I HAVE THAT EVERY PATROL, ALONG WITH THE NALOXONE KIT. I ALSO HAVE TWO KITS THAT WERE SENT FROM THE BEAR CLAN FROM WINNIPEG [THAT ARE] THE NASAL INJECTIONS... THE NASAL SPRAY, I CARRY THOSE WITH ME, AS WELL.” “YOU STRAIGHTEN OUT THEIR AIRWAY AND THEN YOU INJECT THE NASAL SPRAY INTO THE NASAL [CAVITY]… THEY SAY…SOMETIMES…[IT] CAN TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL UP TO THREE NEEDLES TO REVIVE THEM. [IT] DEPENDS HOW HEAVILY THEIR DOSE IS…[AND] THEIR BODIES…” WHEN ADMINISTERING THE MEDICINE WITH A NEEDLE, TYLER SAID IT IS INJECTED: “…ALWAYS IN THE THIGH.” TYLER SPOKE ABOUT HOW THE NEW NALOXONE KITS CHANGED: “THE SIZE OF THE NEEDLES [HAVE BEEN CHANGED]. BEFORE, THEY [HAD A]…A SKINNIER NEEDLE. NOW THEY’RE A LITTLE THICKER, SO IT HOLDS MORE ANTIDOTE TO ADMINISTER TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDS [IT].” TYLER SHARED WHO TRAINED THEM TO USE THE NALOXONE: “[THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION] 'ARCHES'…TRAINED US… WE SET UP A CLASS WITH THEM AND BEFORE WE STARTED ON THE FIRST PATROL WE HAD THEM WITH US… WHEN WE STARTED THE SECOND PATROL, THE DAYS IN BETWEEN THAT, WE GOT INTO 'ARCHES' [AND] THEY DID [AN] EMERGENCY CLASS WITH US [BECAUSE] THEY…NEEDED WHAT WE WERE DOING SO THEY WERE ABLE TO FIT US IN RIGHT AWAY [AND] GET THE TRAINING…FOR THE KIT.” TYLER SPOKE ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO GET TRAINED ON HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE: “IT’S JUST A ONE-DAY THING…MAYBE A FOUR-HOUR SESSION [TO GET TRAINED TO USE THE KITS]… BUT, AFTER YOU GO THROUGH THE FIRST ONE, THE SECOND ONE…TO CATCH UP, IT’S…NOT EVEN AN HOUR…AT THE MOST.” TYLER REVEALED WHAT WENT THROUGH HIS MIND WHEN RECEIVING THE NALOXONE TRAINING: “…WHAT CROSSED MY MIND WAS THAT THERE’S [GOING TO] BE A HIGH CHANCE THAT I’M [GOING TO] HAVE TO ADMINISTER THE NEEDLE TO SOMEBODY AND THINKING ABOUT…HOW AM I [GOING TO] HANDLE THE SITUATION. AM I [GOING TO] BE ABLE TO COPE WITH IT?... THAT’S [WHAT] CROSSED MY MIND… [I WAS ALSO] THINKING THAT THIS WAS NEEDED ON THE STREETS FOR PEOPLE, TO SAVE THEIR LIVES…” TYLER TALKED ABOUT THE DONATED KIT: “THIS [KIT] IS ONE OF THE MOST RECENT ONES WE JUST RECEIVED... BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES WERE USED…” “…THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER [2019] WE GOT THESE.” “…['ARCHES'] GAVE US…TWELVE OF THEM…” TYLER SHARED THE FIRST TIME HE HAD TO USE NALOXONE: “…WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN OCTOBER [OF 2018]…IT TOOK ABOUT…[UNTIL] JUNE 2019, I HAD TO USE THE KITS ON AN INDIVIDUAL... [I WAS] DOWN BY THE MCDONALD’S, ACROSS FROM HUMPTY’S, DOWNTOWN... I WAS JUST GOING THERE ON A BREAK FROM OFF THE STREETS TO GET A COFFEE AND A SNACK AND…OUTSIDE AND THAT’S WHEN I HAD TO USE [THE KIT]… IT TOOK THREE NEEDLES TO REVIVE [THE PERSON EXPERIENCING AN OVERDOSE]…” TYLER RECALLED HOW HE REACTED TO THE OVERDOSE SITUATION: “…IT WAS JUST…MY REACTION; IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT... BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE… BEFORE I GOT INTO THIS…I WAS WORKING WITH KANANASKIS EMERGENCY SERVICE. I WAS FIRST RESPONDER SO COULD RELATE TO SITUATIONS LIKE THIS…” “…I TOOK THE [EMERGENCY] TRAINING…OUT THERE. THAT WAS MY FIRST EMPLOYMENT, WITH THE KANANASKIS EMERGENCY, AND…MY [PRIOR] EXPERIENCE…THAT’S…WHY [ADMINISTERING THE NALOXONE] DIDN’T REALLY TRAUMATIZE ME… I JUST KNEW…TO STAY CALM AND…ASSESS THE SITUATION… I COULD FOCUS ON HELPING THE INDIVIDUAL AND DO THE RIGHT THING…” TYLER DESCRIBED THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH THE KITS HAVE BEEN UTILIZED BY HIM: “IT’S NOT THAT FREQUENT [THAT I HAVE TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE]. BUT THAT’S A GOOD THING, THOUGH…” TYLER DESCRIBED HOW THE SAFE CONSUMPTION SITE (SCS) IN LETHBRIDGE IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY: “…[THE SCS] GAVE THEM A PLACE...TO ADMINISTER THEIR DRUGS AND THEY’RE MONITORED WELL… THEY CAN HELP THEM IN THE CASE OF AN OVERDOSE THAT OCCURS. THEY HAVE NICE PEOPLE THERE; A GOOD TEAM THERE. [THEY] ALWAYS GREET US WELL WHEN WE GO IN, RETURNING THE NEEDLES AND…WHATEVER WE FIND ON THE STREETS. THEY TELL US TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK…THEY’RE GLAD WE’RE OUT THERE. THERE’S EVEN A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THERE THAT CAME AND WALKED WITH US…” WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER IMPORTANT EQUIPMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE S.A.G.E. CLAN PATROL WAS ALSO AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF RADIOS ACCORDING TO TYLER: “…WE’RE GETTING SOME MORE SENT DOWN FROM THE BEAR CLAN, FROM WINNIPEG. THEY DONATED SOME RADIOS TO US SO WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING THOSE ANY TIME NOW.” “…WE SHOULD HAVE A CHANNEL THAT’S STRAIGHT TO THE EMS…FOR THEM TO COME TO [AN] EMERGENCY…” TYLER COMMENTED ON THE NALOXONE HAVING TO BE STORED TO PREVENT FREEZING: “…[IN] THE KITS, THE VIALS, THE ANTIDOTE THAT’S INSIDE THERE, THERE’S…TWO DOSES… THEY LOSE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS FROM BEING OUT IN THE COLD. WHEN THEY’RE OUT…IN A VEHICLE OR, LET’S SAY WE’RE WALKING WITH THEM, THEY WON’T BE EFFECTIVE ANYMORE. [WE]…HAVE TO GET A NEW KIT. WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM…AT LUKEWARM TEMPERATURE… [BECAUSE]…WHEN THE ANTIDOTE FREEZES UP, IT KILLS ALL OF…THE [OPIOID] ANTIDOTE… [THE COLD] KILLS WHAT’S NEEDED FOR YOUR SYSTEM…TO BE EFFECTIVE.” TYLER ILLUSTATED HOW THE S.A.G.E. CLAN FORMED PROCEDURES TO KEEP THE KITS FROM BEING IN THE COLD: “…THE THING IS ABOUT…THE NALOXONE KIT…WHEN IT GETS REALLY COLD, WE HAVE A DRIVE PATROL. SO WE HAVE [THE KITS] INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHERE IT’S WARM… THAT’S WHAT WE’RE [GOING TO] BE DOING…FROM NOW ON, IS KEEP THEM IN THE VEHICLE. NOT ON US… IF I WERE WALKING AND I DID A HALF-HOUR WALK, AND SOMEBODY IS FOLLOWING US WITH OUR STUFF IN THE VEHICLE…I’LL GO OVER THERE AND I’LL BRING THIS [COLD] KIT BACK TO THEM AND THEN I’LL GET ANOTHER ONE AND [SWITCH SO THAT THEY DON’T BECOME INEFFECTIVE].” TYLER OFFERED HIS CLOSING THOUGHTS ON THE KIT: “I’M…HAPPY THAT I JUST HAD TO USE [THE NALOXONE]...ONCE… IT’LL BE EVEN BETTER IF I DIDN’T HAVE TO USE IT AT ALL…” FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE DONATION’S PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P20190030006

Acquisition Date

2019-12

Collection

Museum

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