3 London overdoses incidents that happened over a four-hour period. According to London police, there were 3 people who were overdosed in three separate incidents.
These three people who were overdosed with fentanyl survived with the help of bystanders. Each of these incidents was provided with first aid and CPR before police and emergency medical services arrived.
Timely intervention
According to Const. Tanya Alexander, said more Narcan and naloxone kits are available for use in the public and with the education piece are widespread in the community. The people in the community are aware of the symptoms and signs of an overdose and in turn, they are capable of helping people provide first aid that is overdosing. The police have already responded to more overdose calls incidents where naloxone was provided by a citizen or other emergency personnel.
The police recalled the first reported incident that happened in the area of Adelaide and Nelson Streets around 9 in the morning. They found an unconscious 30-year-old woman. A citizen who knows the victim administered first aid and naloxone to the woman.
The second incident happened at the intersection of Dundas and Richmond Streets. The police received a call of another overdose around 1 in the afternoon. A 32-year-old was initially found unconscious. He was given 2 doses of naloxone by people who were known to the man. When police and officials arrived in the area, the man was again given the 3rd dose of naloxone
An hour later, a third overdose happened in the area of Frances and Egerton Streets. The victim was a 42-year-old woman. Citizens in the area administered to 2 doses of naloxone to her.
According to the police, the victims were taken to the hospital and further treatment and expected to survive.
Naloxone kits are available at the Middlesex-London Health Unit. The kit is also available in public buildings and pharmacies. This kit is becoming accessible for public use. According to the director of the London InterCommunity Health Center, Scott Courtice, said, these kits can be given nasally which can be less difficult for people to use.
Furthermore according to him, when he heard that citizens do not hesitate and provide first aid to others, it gives me hope that people will just respond if they encounter anyone in distress on the street and provide regular first aid and CPR to them.
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