(Long Island, NY) Huntington Community First Aid Squad received a call on October 24th at 11:49 AM for a 27 year old female unconscious. Within minutes an ambulance was on scene. In a basement apartment they found an adult female not breathing. Manual ventilation was begun to the patient to return life- saving oxygen to the young woman’s lungs. Within moments her color began to improve. An IV was started and the antidote for heroine, Naloxone (Narcan) was delivered. Shortly after delivering the antidote the woman regained consciousness and began talking. The woman’s vital signs continued to improve and she was transported to Huntington Hospital.
Naloxone, also known as Narcan among other names, is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids especially in overdose.
The Huntington Community First Aid Squad provides Advanced Life Support Ambulances and Emergency Medical Services to residents within the town of Huntington since 1967. All-volunteer crews are ready to go 24/7, 365 days a year, to answer the call from neighbors in need. The Huntington Community Ambulance District covers an area from Lloyd Harbor and Lloyd Neck in the North – to Melville in the South and from the Nassau/Suffolk border and Cold Spring Harbor in the West – to Greenlawn and Dix Hills in the East. Over 280 volunteer members responded to more than 5,600 calls in 2014.
