Off-Duty First Responders Help Save Man From an Overdose at Knicks Celebration Parade

New York City, NYC, USA

During the Knicks championship parade, off-duty first responders and even bystanders with no medical training jumped in to save a man’s life after he showed signs of an opioid overdose. Simone Kelly with the South Orange Rescue Squad recognized the signs, and someone in the crowd tossed up a dose of Narcan® before paramedics arrived. A powerful reminder that overdoses can happen anywhere, anytime, and having naloxone on hand can mean the difference between life and death.

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