The Washington Post: These people used Narcan to save lives. Here’s how they did it.
“Often we’re only there to pronounce or work fatal overdoses, which is really unfortunate,” said Murray, 36, a licensed paramedic in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
“My mind was like: ‘Wow, she looks young. She doesn’t look good. I hope she has a pulse,’” Murray said.
Many people who are revived with naloxone are thankful and appreciative, he said, as they realize they nearly died. They might also feel a lot of shame for what just happened.
The woman Murray saved is Kimber King, 33, of Rutland, Vermont. Her memories are a bit hazy of when she started waking up from the opioid overdose in late June 2021, but she does remember being annoyed at Murray.
“I didn’t want to accept the fact that EMS and police officers were in my house, especially since my landlord lived downstairs at the time. So, you know, you’re worried about all the wrong things,” said King, who became grateful for Murray’s lifesaving help. “It’s scary when it happens, and it takes a while to actually process that, you know, you died.”
