LPS Quick To Act In Fentanyl Overdose
LETHBRIDGE – On December 3, 2016 at approximately 11:00 p.m., members of the Lethbridge Police Service responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 500 block of 6 Avenue S, Lethbridge, Alberta.
Upon arrival, the officers discovered an unconscious 19 year-old male suffering from a fentanyl overdose. The male was not breathing and had no pulse. The officers called for an ambulance and performed CPR.
An ambulance from the Lethbridge Fire and EMS arrived, continued lifesaving efforts and transported the male to the Chinook Regional Hospital where he was fully revived.
Police are once again warning the community that fentanyl is deadly. There is no safe amount and in fact a dosage equivalent to just two grains of salt can be fatal.