Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Learning Objectives

    • Content Warning

    • Pre-Test
  • 2

    Potential Harms of Injecting Drugs

    • Reflection: Brainstorm

    • Potential Harms of Injecting Drugs

    • The Need for Bridging Resources
  • 3

    Supplies and Equipment

    • Injecting Equipment

    • Parts of a Syringe

    • One New Syringe Every Time

    • Syringe Use and Risk

    • Alcohol Pads

    • Sterile Water and Cookers

    • Water Source

    • Cottons (Filters)

    • Tourniquet (Ties)

    • Ascorbic Acid

    • Wound Care Materials

    • Bleach

    • Sharps Container

    • Activity: Injection Equipment

    • Street Heroin - Optimal Preparation and Injection

    • How to Clean a Syringe
  • 4

    Safer Injection Process

    • Types of Injection

    • Three (3) Points where Transmission Can Occur

    • Injection Locations Vary in Risk

    • Tips for Finding Veins

    • Different Injection Locations

    • Switch Injection Sites on the Body

    • Reducing Risk when Injecting

    • Reflection: Reducing Contamination

    • Other Routes of Administration

    • Naloxone

    • Safety First
  • 5

    Basic Wound Care for Non-clinicians

    • Introduction to Basic Wound Care

    • Hitting an Artery

    • Contaminated Hits

    • Abscess

    • First Days of Healing

    • Cleaning Wounds

    • Abscess Care Dos and Don'ts

    • Seeking Medical Attention

    • Safe Injection Tips: A Recap

    • Reflection: Safer Injection and Basic Wound Care
  • 6

    Closing

    • Post-Test

    • Safer Injection and Basic Wound Care Feedback

    • Safer Injection and Basic Wound Care Feedback

    • Conclusion

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