A Ukiah man was reportedly revived with the use of NARCAN recently after deputies broke into his home while he was experiencing an overdose, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported.
According to the MCSO, deputies responded to the 600 block of Pinoleville Drive around 7 a.m. June 23 when it was reported that a man had possibly overdosed in the area, and medical responders requested law enforcement first secure the scene “as it was reported to them that the male may be violent.”
After knocking on multiple doors for several minutes at the man’s residence, the deputies reported seeing a man inside approach the front door, then fall. Out of concern for the man’s safety, the deputies reported breaking open the locked door to enter and render aid to the man, identified only as a 34-year-old male resident of Ukiah.
The man was described as barely breathing, with non-responsive eyes and a faint pulse, as well as “bleeding from superficial wounds on his face and neck.”
Suspecting the man was “suffering from a potentially fatal opioid overdose, a deputy immediately administered one 4mg dose of NARCAN to the male and was met with negative results. Shortly thereafter, the Deputy administered a second 4mg dose of NARCAN and the male became responsive and started breathing. Medical personnel arrived a short time later and took over care of the male, ultimately transporting him to a nearby hospital for further care.”
The MSCO reports that there “have now been (14) fourteen separate situations wherein Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Sergeants/Deputies have administered NARCAN and saved the lives of (14) fourteen people in need of the life saving antidote medication” since it began issuing NARCAN (Naloxone HCI) nasal spray dosage units to its employees as part of their assigned personal protective equipment in April of 2019.
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