npd4432
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2006
- Messages
- 468
Well, last night at work I yet again saw another tragic end to another young life. A 21 year old overdosed on heroin and died on the scene before the ems crew could get to him. It seems in our city this is becoming epidemic. But the reason for me writing this is to inform some people about the signs of an OD of opiates. In speaking with the people the deceased was with they all stated the guy was also drinking booze and was breathing shallow. After a while he passed out and his breathing turned to gurgling and then it stopped. All the people that were with him attributed it to "just being drunk". If they knew the deep shallow breathing and gurgling noises meant he was drowning in his own fluids I'm sure they would have called EMS earlier. This is about the 40th time I have heard this story many dead bodies later and know that these people could be brought back pretty easily with a shot of narcan if tended to soon enough. So if you ever find yourself in this type of situation, CALL 911 ASAP, you may save a life.