Articles of Interest

Woman uses Narcan training to save stranger

Save One Life, Save The World –

September 6, 2019 – Just two months earlier, Rugh had been trained to use Narcan, also known as naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses and had a travel kit with her. She thought the unconscious person looked like a possible overdose.  She asked if anyone knew the person. No one did. She explained she had training in Narcan and offered to give it. By this point, the victim’s face was blue.  She had never used the kit but knew she had to act quickly.  “I didn’t know that a face could turn so blue. It was a shock,” she said. “This was beyond when the training says, ‘this is an overdose.”  Rugh gave the first dose of Narcan nasally. She was supposed to wait two minutes before giving the next dose, but the person wasn’t responding.  “I administered the second dose,” she said. “Pretty soon after the second dose there was gasping and trying to breathe.”  “The person stood up and sort of regained consciousness, saying, ‘why is everyone freaking out? I am fine,’ Rugh explained. “This person was just revived and had no idea how close to death they were, because Narcan works so well.”  Without naxolone that “person would have been dead” the paramedics told her.  The training wasn’t mandatory, although every employee attended.  “I just thought with where we are with opioids in Allegheny County or in Pittsburgh, it would be helpful,” she explained.

Full Story @ Today.com

Leonard Buschel

Share
Published by
Leonard Buschel

Recent Posts

Pete Davidson Admitted To Rehab Again In ‘bad shape’

VIDEO – AT THE GATES OF SALVATION – Nov. 18, 2024 - “He checked into…

2 days ago

Where does that leave marijuana?

TIME WILL TELL – Nov. 11, 2024 - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to come…

4 days ago

Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes – Cancer Risk

POT IS SO OBSOLETE – Nov. 15, 2024 -  Cannabis is a “genotoxic” substance because…

4 days ago

Vending Machines Offer Clean Free Needles and Narcan

NPR AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS!  – Nov. 14, 2024 - “I don’t shoot…

4 days ago

This Book Will Save Your Life: The New Medical Cure for Opioid Addiction

NEW BOOK! READING MATTERS – Nov. 15, 2024 - “This is a pointed and urgent…

4 days ago

15 Incredible Films With Gut-Wrenchingly Depictions of Alcoholism

DON’T MISS THESE – 2023 - 1. “Barfly” (1987) Directed by Barbet Schroeder and based…

4 days ago