“Overcoming the instinct not to start CPR straight away felt different at first but I was impressed at how fast acting it was.
“Part of our role as police officers is to protect life and this new initiative ensures that if we are first on scene we can potentially save a life.”
The force are working with Public Health and the East of England Ambulance Trust to reduce local drug-related deaths and the impact on families and local communities.
Until recently, naloxone has only been available in injectable form but more recently a nasal product has been developed meaning officers are now able to administer the drug themselves without the need for medical staff.
Police officer saves life of man who overdosed in Cambridge park
He found the man unconscious but barely breathing in the busy park
Cherry Hinton Hall Park (Image: Google)
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A Cambridge police officer has saved the life of a man in a park.
PC Adam Catling was first on the scene after the man collapsed in Cherry Hinton Hall Park in Cambridge on the afternoon of Saturday, May 1 and was unconscious but barely breathing.