San Diego, California, 3 July

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department released a shocking video showing the behaviour of an officer who nearly died after he was exposed to fentanyl while processing drugs at a scene of an arrest.

The horrifying incident took while Corporal officer Scott Crane, and his trainee David Faiivae were processing drugs at a scene of an arrest in San Diego, California on July 3rd.

At one moment, the trainee noticed a bag of white powdery substances which proved positive for fentanyl. The Corporal warned his trainee that the drug is super dangerous and that he should walk further away from the packet.

As the trainee was walking back according to orders he lost consciousness and collapsed on the ground.

His colleague immediately ran over to him, aware that his partner was suffering an episode of overdose. Acting on the spot he notified the station, the officer took Narcan, which is a Naloxone medicine in spray form used in emergency overdose situations to block the effects of the opioids.

The officers used two nasal sprays for both nostrils of his colleague that was awake, but unresponsive. He was determined to keep his colleague alive and focused on his breathing.

Once backup arrived, the police again used Narcan and positioned him on his back in hopes that he would be able to breathe.

The Fire Department also responded to the incident. While the firefighters were positioning the officer on the journey his eyes rolled back and he went into another overdose episode.

According to the reports made by his partner, the officer was suffering an overdose episode during the whole trip to the hospital.

Thankfully the officer, who was doing his final day of coaching, was able to undergo treatment and was released from the hospital.

The Sheriff’s department announced that after the incident, David has not returned to work yet. They also announced that they are still investigating how the officer absorbed the exposed drug- whether it was airborne, or absorbed on his skin.

Fentanyl is a synthetic drug that is 50 percentages more potent than heroin. Being exposed to just a few grams can potentially have deadly consequences.