Video Shows Los Angeles Deputies, Medical Staff Reviving Inmate Who Overdosed

Video Shows Los Angeles Deputies, Medical Staff Reviving Inmate Who Overdosed
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Dramatic video footage shows sheriff’s deputies and medical staff reviving an inmate who had overdosed on fentanyl.

In footage posted on Twitter, Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said, “I’m proud of the @LASDHQ Deputies & Correctional Health Services staff that resuscitated an unresponsive inmate after an apparent drug overdose in the jail. He is alive today bc of the lifesaving efforts.We must focus on drug prevention, intervention & rehabilitation.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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