First Response to the Opioid Crisis
Matt Pfisterer was in his office at a public library in Middletown, New York, when a colleague in the second-floor children’s room called to tell him that someone was sunbathing on the lawn outside.
This sounded odd to Pfisterer, who suspected it might be a medical situation. He headed outside, bringing along a security officer. In the grass, they found a woman drifting in and out of consciousness. Ants were crawling on her shirt. They ran inside, had someone call 911, and grabbed a naloxone kit. Pfisterer remembers his hands shaking as he got the medication ready and sprayed it into her nose. About 30 seconds later, she sat up...
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