STRATFORD — Emergency medical personnel in town celebrated a victory in a Facebook post about an overdose victim who was revived with the medication naloxone on Sunday.
According to the post, made Sunday afternoon on the Stratford EMS page, paramedic Mike Battistelli and emergency medical technician Michelle Edler along with operations supervisor Eileen Brophy responded with members of the Stratford Fire Department to the report of a 48 year old overdose.
The post said the patient was not breathing and didn’t have a pulse.Stratford police were reportedly on scene, and had already administered a dose of Narcan, which is the brand name naloxone is sold under. Naloxone is used to block the effects of opioids, particularly in the event of an overdose.
Manual CPR and mechanical ventilation was started by Stratford EMS and fire, according to the Facebook post, while intravenous lines were established and the patient was administered more Narcan.
“Return of spontaneous circulation was achieved and the patient was alert and talking upon arrival at the hospital,” the post read. “This is the way the system is supposed to work and everyone worked together in concert toward this fantastic shared goal! Another amazing job by...
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