I live in a mid-size town with a major opiate issue. I've known a few EMT and police that have reckoned they work between 150-200 OD/Suicide related calls a week. I have had my fair share of experiences with ODs, know the signs and what to look out for. To the point where I carry narcan in my bag and car.
I was entering a store the other afternoon, saw a guy slumped over in his truck. Kept an eye out for it on my way out a few minutes later. Still slumped, breathing heavily, cell phone in hand. I tried honking my horn near his car with no response (I didn't feel comfortable approaching his vehicle). I decided to call for a possible OD to be on the safe side. I parked a ways down from his vehicle to keep an eye out for responders. Fire rolls up, I point them to the vehicle and get back in my truck. They honked their horn directly in front of his vehicle - no response. When they opened his door (I'm assuming they called out to him first), he woke in a start, seemed agitated and drove off almost immediately.
In your position would this be a kind of call that annoyed you? Someone possibly just taking a nap that someone made a misjudged call about?
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I live in a mid-size town with a major opiate issue. I've known a few EMT and police that have reckoned they work between 150-200 OD/Suicide related calls a week. I have had my fair share of experiences with ODs, know the signs and what to look out for. To the point where I carry narcan in my bag and car.
I was entering a store the other afternoon, saw a guy slumped over in his truck. Kept an eye out for it on my way out a few minutes later. Still slumped, breathing heavily, cell phone in hand. I tried honking my horn near his car with no response (I didn't feel comfortable approaching his vehicle). I decided to call for a possible OD to be on the safe side. I parked a ways down from his vehicle to keep an eye out for responders. Fire rolls up, I point them to the vehicle and get back in my truck. They honked their horn directly in front of his vehicle - no response. When they opened his door (I'm assuming they called out to him first), he woke in a start, seemed agitated and drove off almost immediately.
In your position would this be a kind of call that annoyed you? Someone possibly just taking a nap that someone made a misjudged call about?
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