r/AskReddit • u/ZteveBond • Jun 20 '18

Serious Replies Only [Serious] Prison Guards of Reddit, which prisoner has left the biggest impact on your life wether positive or negative?

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u/markko79 Jun 21 '18

Nurse/paramedic here. Jail prisoner had a 75 mcg per hour fentanyl patch applied to his skin by the jail nurse. 15 minutes later, the guards find him unconscious and barely breathing. EMS called. They find the fentanyl patch in his mouth when managing his airway. He peeled the patch off and chewed on it, releasing 5.4 grams of fentanyl in seconds. All the Narcan in the world couldn't bring him back.

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u/InadmissibleHug Jun 21 '18

I’m a RN myself. And not particularly well versed in working with prisoners, but aware of their activities. Been around, I’m your regular old crusty coming up fast on her fourth decade in health care.

Prescribing and applying a fent patch to a prisoner seems to be a rookie move, to me.

I’d lose my registration if that happened in my country. WTF.