Washoe Deputy Saves Life With Narcan, Second Weekend in a Row

For the second weekend in a row, a Washoe County Sheriff’s deputy used his first aid training and a Narcan kit to help treat a person suffering from a drug overdose. Narcan kits became available to deputies as part of a Sheriff’s Office Overdose Prevention Program supported by a donation from the National Sheriffs’ Association. The latest incident took place during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 17th. Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Franks Lane in Sun Valley on the report of an unresponsive 19-year-old woman at approximately 1:45 a.m. The first deputy arrived on scene about eight minutes later. The deputy determined that the woman had a weak pulse but was unconscious and not breathing. After determining the cause to be related to a narcotics overdose, the deputy administered an injection of Narcan. The deputy then performed CPR on the victim until she regained consciousness and began breathing on her own. About two minutes later the victim lost consciousness again. The deputy administered a second injection of Narcan and continued with life-saving measures until medical help arrived.