Passenger Trains > PHL: Overdosing man angry at SEPTA police saving his life...

...because they ruined his high...

Overdosing Man Angry After SEPTA Police Administer 3 Doses Of Narcan
KYW Philadelphia
by Brandon Longo
January 12, 2018

> PHILADELPHIA – An overdosing man on the brink of death wasn’t happy
> when transit police in Philadelphia saved his life.
>
> It happened Friday around 1:15 p.m. on the mezzanine level of the
> Somerset station.
>
> “When they arrived officers observed a white male in 40s with pale
> blue skin, unresponsive, not breathing,” a SEPTA transit police
> spokesperson tells CBS Philly.
>
> Officials say the man appeared to have overdosed and was in cardiac
> arrest.
>
> That’s when responding SEPTA officers administered one dose of
> Narcan.
>
> “There was no response, the man had no pulse,” the spokesperson
> said.
>
> The officer worked feverishly to revive the man, administering
> another dose of Narcan.
>
> Authorities say the life-saving efforts took three doses of Narcan
> before officers felt a pulse.
>
> While in route to the hospital, authorities say the victim became
> coherent, but he wasn’t too happy.
>
> “He said we were ruining his high,” the spokesperson said.
>
> Authorities say police were called to assist with the situation at
> the hospital. The condition of the man is unknown at this time.
>
> “He lived and was angry towards them for ruining his high. And those
> officers will do it again tonight if the need arises,” said Chief
> Thomas J. Nestel III, of SEPTA Transit Police.


http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/01/12/septa-overdosing-man-narcan/#comment-367028



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/18 21:14 by GenePoon.

Amazing how they get pissed off when you save their life. I have had a few of those in my EMS job and it never ceases to amaze me that all they are pissed off for is that you killed their high.

Randy Allard

NYC has had people who screwed up their suicide attempts, and then sued the MTA for the loss of their leg, etc.

Fortunately, those efforts usually get thrown out of court.