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Dramatic moment deputy calls for two Narcan doses after ‘exposure to fentanyl’ during arrest
Dramatic bodycam video shows the moment a sheriff’s deputy leapt into action when his colleague had an adverse reaction after she was accidentally exposed to fentanyl during an arrest.
Officers from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina responded to reports of a woman passed out behind the wheel of an SUV in the town of Bonneau on Saturday (26 July) afternoon.
During the search of the suspect, the female deputy discovered a clear plastic baggie and a folded dollar bill, both containing an unknown substance.
After touching the money, the female deputy fell to the ground while calling for Narcan, the brand name for over-the-counter naloxone, which counteracts an opioid overdose. Two doses of Narcan, a nasal spray used to ward off drug overdoses, were administered, and the deputy appeared to revive. She was taken to hospital and has subsequently been released.
It was not clear what kind of reaction the officer was suffering at the time the Narcan was administered. Some studies have pushed back on the notion that mere contact with fentanyl can lead to an overdose.
