A Penobscot County Sheriff’s Supervisor saved an infant’s life on Sunday after he discovered the baby suffering from an alleged drug overdose and administered two doses of Narcan.
At approximately 2:28 p.m., a 911 caller reported an infant suffering from cardiac arrest on Clewleyville Road in Eddington.
A Penobscot Sheriff’s Department supervisor was fortuitously already in the area and only approximately one minute away from the residence when the call came in.
He responded immediately and found the infant in the home’s driveway with the child’s parents.
The infant was unresponsive, was not breathing, and had no detectable pulse.
The supervisor immediately began administering CPR with assistance from one of the parents.
He determined that the infant’s airway was not obstructed, and parents allegedly informed him that the baby may have been suffering from an overdose from an unknown substance.
The supervisor administered two doses of Narcan and continued CPR.
The baby immediately showed signs of life after the second dose of Narcan and was successfully revived.
Eddington Fire & Rescue, Holden Fire & Rescue, and Northern Light Ambulance Service then arrived on scene to assist in caring for the baby.
The infant was transported to a local hospital, where doctors allegedly determined that the child had been exposed to an opioid.
It is not clear whether the baby was returned into the custody of its parents or whether either parent will face charges.
The incident remains under investigation by the Penobscot Sheriff’s Department criminal investigation division, the Penobscot District Attorney’s Office, and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Child Protective Services.
Anyone with information on the horrifying incident is encouraged to reach out to the Penobscot Sheriff’s Department.
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