BOWDOIN
A Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s deputy saved a man’s life early Saturday by administering Narcan.
Chief Deputy Brett Strout said Deputy Mark McDonald responded to Adams Road in Bowdoin at 2:31 a.m. Saturday for the report of a 37-year-old male who was completely unresponsive.
When McDonald arrived, he administered Narcan, with no response. Strout said Mc- Donald then administered a second dose of Narcan, still with no response initially. He started chest compressions and hooked up the Automated External Defibrillator (AED). After chest compressions, he started to feel a pulse, resumed CPR and was able to bring the man back.
The man was taken to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
Strout said the Narcan, or Naloxone, only works on opioids. The medication has no effect absent opioids if administered. Deputies with the Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office carry Narcan nasal spray in their vehicles and have undergone training to administer it.
Deputies’ priority is saving lives, Strout said. The incident remains under investigation.
The sheriff ’s office received two other complaints of overdose incidents this weekend. In the first case Friday night, the patient refused transport. Another reported overdose Sunday night was for someone who drank too much alcohol.
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