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Mercer deputy
saves suspect with NARCAN
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reported that his office has its first
save with NARCAN. At 4:23 PM a citizen stopped a deputy and reported a
man slumped over the wheel in a car at the fair.
Deputies located the car and found a man not breathing, with a syringe
on his lap. Deputies extricated him from the car. After a quick
examination, Detective Sgt Timmerman administered one dose of NARCAN to
the subject. EMS units were called. The subject responded to the NARCAN
with in about 10 seconds.
EMS transported the subject to Mercer Health. "This is why it is
important that we have this tool," stated Sheriff Grey. "Once the
individual is released from medical treatment, he will be transported
to jail and charged with drug possession.
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