Know Officer Courtney Bannick who Collapsed To Fentanyl Exposure: The department of a Florida police officer who passed out after discovering drugs on a passenger in the car she had pulled over for a traffic stop believes she may have been exposed to fentanyl.
Officer Courtney Bannick was found struggling to breathe and drifting in and out of consciousness in her police car after the traffic stop. Naloxone, a drug used to treat opioid overdoses, was given by two more officers before Bannick was taken to a hospital, according to WOFL.
- Police Officer Courtney Bannick Collapsed To Fentanyl Exposure
Although it’s not known what caused Bannick’s death or if she was exposed to fentanyl, Doctors say it’s improbable that an overdose would result from simply being exposed to an opioid.
Even then, it would take hours for an overdose to occur because the drug cannot be absorbed through the skin without the use of specialized patches.
It is a frequent misunderstanding that fentanyl can be absorbed through the skin, but this is not true for casual exposure, according to Daniel Colby, assistant professor and co-medical director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Health.
He said that touching a doorknob or a dollar bill wouldn’t cause you to take too much fentanyl. Colby advised not to “touch your mouth or nose” after coming into contact with any unfamiliar powder, especially if it is thought to contain an opiate.
Bannick is anticipated to make a full recovery, according to the police, who added that he “practiced safe handling” while wearing gloves.
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