Deputies’ quick response with Narcan saves woman’s life

Two Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies’ quick response helped save the life of a Rensselaer woman on Sept. 3. 
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy Seth Barton and K-9 Officer Aaron Heims responded to a call of an unresponsive woman in a vehicle in the area of 403 N. U.S. 421 in Medaryville at 5:14 a.m. 
Officers arrived and found a 25-year-old woman who was suffering from a possible overdose. 
Barton and Heims both administered a dose of naloxone or Narcan that blocks the effects of the opioid, to the woman who survived. 
She was then transported to Pulaski Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine said he is pleased that the Narcan worked. 
“It’s proof that the Narcan works and it saved someone’s life,” Richwine said. “I’m proud of Aaron and Seth for administering it and saving this girl’s life.” 
In April, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office employees completed training with Overdose Lifeline Inc., a nonprofit organization that focuses on impacting the pain pill and heroin epidemic through education and support. They are a distributor of the overdose reversal drug naloxone. They also provide training to responders on how to administer the drug. The training took only a couple of hours.