Inquest rules B.C. student’s overdose death accidental, recommends naloxone training
- An inquest ruled that 18-year-old University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko died accidentally from a fentanyl overdose in January 2024 in her dorm room.
- The death occurred after McIntyre-Starko and two other students used fentanyl-laced street drugs in a university residence, prompting concerns about delayed naloxone administration and emergency response.
- The coroner's jury made 10 recommendations including mandatory naloxone and resuscitation training in high schools, improved emergency protocols, and orientations for first-year university students on overdose response.
- A report published in May 2025 concluded McIntyre-Starko could have been saved with timely naloxone and respiratory support, while campus security officers delayed naloxone use by nine minutes despite prior training.
- The recommendations aim to enhance education, emergency preparedness, and overdose prevention across B.C. Institutions, with the University of Victoria pledging to review the inquest findings carefully.
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Inquest rules B.C. student's overdose death accidental, recommends naloxone training
A coroner's jury in British Columbia has recommended high schools provide resuscitation training and demonstrations of how to use naloxone after ruling that the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year was accidental.


Inquest rules B.C. student’s overdose death accidental, recommends naloxone training
BURNABY - A coroner's jury in British Columbia has recommended high schools provide resuscitation training and demonstrations of how to use naloxone after ruling that the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year was accidental.
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