Student Creates Narcan Training Faces

Finding a mannequin suitable for naloxone administration training is not a simple task. CMREN-FSU was able to collaborate with the Ferris State University Innovation Center, College of Engineering and Technology. Evan Hoekman, a Plastics Engineering Technology major, used his innovative skills to create just what was needed, a reusable, cleanable, plastic face with a flexible nose and open nostrils in which one can insert a naloxone nasal spray dosing device. 

Network partners expressed the necessity for a training model that enables individuals to practice the step-by-step procedure for administering nasal naloxone spray. The community is often the first to arrive at the scene, even before EMS, during crucial moments when survival chances can be improved.  

Evan created six training faces to be distributed to the three CMREN health departments, the Ferris State University Criminal Justice Program, Mecosta-Osceola FAN, and utilized at CMREN-FSU resource table events throughout the community.  He has agreed to create additional faces later in the year, which will be distributed across the CMREN region.