Washoe County Sheriff: Washoe County Detention Staff Administers Life-Saving Measures To Inmate With A Suspected Overdose ...

Reno NV

11 November, 2021

5:06 PM

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Press release from Washoe County Sheriff: 21-5628 Nov 10, 2021 - 2:11PM PR #: 2021-155 Date Issued: Nov 10, 2021 - 2:11PM For Immediate Release Washoe County Detention staff administers life-saving measures to inmate with a suspected overdose Case Number: 21-5628 Contact: Sergeant Jeff McCaskill Washoe County Sheriff's Office Office: (775) 328-8710 Cell: (775) 453-0107 At approximately 2230 hours last night, November 9, 2021, Washoe County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a medical emergency within The Washoe County Detention Facility.  An inmate was discovered in a cell unresponsive.  Detention medical staff administered Narcan to the unresponsive inmate, which proved to be effective, and the inmate became responsive.  This press release was produced by Washoe County Sheriff. The views expressed here are the author's own.