Cranston officer credited with saving 2 lives in 1 week
By Alana Cerrone
The same Cranston Police officer who pulled a man from a burning vehicle last month is being credited with saving another life.
Officer Brenton Medeiros was dispatched to a home in the early morning of April 1 after a mother came home to find her 20-year-old daughter unconscious from injecting heroin.
Officer Medeiros immediately recognized her faint pulse and labored breathing as signs of a potential heroin overdose and injected the victim with the life-saving drug naloxone.
The naloxone sustained the victim’s vital signs until the fire department arrived, and she began to regain consciousness. She was sent to Kent County Hospital and was later released.
Colonel Winquist stated in part, “I am thankful that we were able to receive a donation from the Virginia based company kaléo that allowed us to train and equip all of our first-line officers with the life-saving drug naloxone. Having this drug on hand where seconds can make the difference between life and death is imperative. If it wasn’t for Officer Medeiros’s quick response and injection of naloxone, the outcome in this case would likely have been tragic, resulting in the unnecessary loss of another young person suffering from opioid addiction. We must continue to combat this epidemic through treatment, education, and targeting those who profit from the sale of illicit drugs. I commend Officer Medeiros who incredibly saved the lives of two individuals in less than a week.”
Back on March 25, Officer Medeiros was on his way into work when he pulled a 70-year-old man from his burning car that had crashed into a guard rail in East Providence. Officer Medeiros says he saw flames coming from the car so he climbed over a fence and rushed to help, pulling the man to safety.
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