I heard from some people that they continue to cut their hands on glass ampules despite the plastic on the top half of the glass vial. Please put all your ideas here to help others! My suggestions were using the alcohol swab packet (in the THN kit) to hold the bottom half and also coach yourself to be gentle as it is easy to smash the vial when your adrenaline is going!
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Glass vials – barrier to access; people have died because people haven’t been able to open theg lass ampules quickly enough. Most recently TORO experienced a death because of being unable to open glass vial in time to respond to an OD.
Anyone experiencing the same issues/barriers and wanting to contact BCCDC to advocate for different vials can provide feedback here: https://towardtheheart.com/contact
An alternative solution could be as simple as using a different container for naloxone: Vacuum seal vials could be more appropriate as they can be opened easier without damage/injury and at a faster pace, in order to respond to an OD in a timely manner.