19-year-old male overdoses on unknown substance at residence, Simsbury CT


A 19-year-old male overdosed on an unknown substance near Bushy Hill Road. His father called for help. The patient was awake and alert but breathing status was unclear. Narcan was not given because instructions said not to if he was awake.
Audio|Source: Simsbury Police
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Transcript:
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There are police district 6, District 5, EMS ALS hot, near Bushy Hill Road for the 19-year-old male on an overdose of an unknown substance for the father.
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Patient is now awake and alert.
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The father wasn't able to determine if he was breathing normally.
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He was on.
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Copy.
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Five, copy.
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Seven of each, I'll take that way shot off and start five.
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Roger 5 and 17 in the medical.
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Sir is copy, thank you.
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Seven to be, have the dad administered Narcan.
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Negative, the dad called in on the routine line did not administer Narcan because the instructions stated if he became awake not to administer the Narcan.
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Roger, thank you.
01:13
It sounds like the patient wasn't cooperating with the dad.
01:17
Sounds like he went to the pharmacy first, and then the pharmacy was the one who told them to call an ambulance. The patient was alert and conscious,
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not acting out or anything at the time of the call, but he wasn't able to tell me if he was breathing normally.
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