{"id":1414,"date":"2019-11-05T12:38:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2019-11-23T23:49:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T03:49:02","slug":"flight-attendants-applaud-faa-move-to-include-naloxone-onboard-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/gc4rnewwebsite20\/flight-attendants-applaud-faa-move-to-include-naloxone-onboard-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Attendants Applaud FAA Move to Include Naloxone Onboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;WASHINGTON (October 22, 2019) \u2014 In response to advocacy by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Members of Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration told lawmakers it agrees that passenger aircrafts should carry \u201copioid antagonists &#8211; naloxone &#8211; in emergency medical kits.\u201d  %22We&#8217;re thrilled that the FAA has agreed that responding to opioid overdoses with life saving medication like naloxone is essential and should be included in Emergency Medical Kits onboard,\u201d said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 50,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines. \u201cAFA has been raising this as a critical issue to the FAA. Passenger medical emergencies have and will continue to include opioid overdoses. Aviation&#8217;s First Responders need to have the tools to save lives. We look forward to working with the FAA to get this implemented with proper training as soon as possible.%22  ###  The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 74 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. 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Passenger medical emergencies have and will continue to include opioid overdoses. Aviation&#8217;s First Responders need to have the tools to save lives. We look forward to working with the FAA to get this implemented with proper training as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.afacwa.org\/afa_faa_move_to_include_naloxone_onboard<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><em>The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 74 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. 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