Crime & Safety
2 Inmates OD At Santa Rita Jail Friday Morning, Saved By Deputies
Both inmates were in the jail booking area when they overdosed and were saved by CPR and naloxone, which blocks the effects of opioids.
DUBLIN, CA — Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies saved the lives of two inmates who overdosed while being booked into Santa Rita Jail, the sheriff's office said. Deputies gave them CPR and naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose by blocking opioid receptors in the brain.
The first incident occurred around 8:30 a.m., when an inmate was seen ingesting fentanyl, the sheriff's office said on Twitter. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever that's about 50 to 100 times more potent that morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He lost consciousness and had no pulse. Soon after another inmate overdosed.
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The incidents don't appear to be connected, said sheriff's office spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelly in an email.
"Great work by our staff," the sheriff's office said.
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About 8:26am, #narcan (naloxone) was administered to an inmate in our booking area. The inmate was seen ingesting suspected fentanyl and lost consciousness. Soon after he had no pulse. Deputies and medical staff performed CPR which saved the inmates life. Great work by our staff.
— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) February 7, 2020
UPDATE* A second inmate within our booking area at Santa Rita Jail was administered Narcan after becoming unconscious. Both inmates had no pulse and CPR was performed which saved two lives today. Again, great work by all.
— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) February 7, 2020
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