Eatontown Police Officers Saved Life of Heroin User With Narcan

Eatontown police officers administered Narcan yesterday to a resident who was unconscious with “labored breathing”, bringing him back to an alert state and possibly saving his life.

At 8:38 p.m. on August 13, officers responded to a residence on Madison Street for a report of a possible domestic dispute. Patrol Officer Jason Cardamoni was the first to arrive on the scene, where he came upon a female individual outside the residence of the victim, who she said was an acquaintance of hers. She had called 9-1-1 due to having observed the victim ingest heroin and other narcotic substances.

Cardamoni entered the residence and found the victim, a 28-year-old male, slumped over the kitchen table. He was unconscious and had “labored breathing”. Cardamoni determined that the male had ingested heroin as well as prescription narcotics and an excessive volume of alcoholic beverages.

At this point, Cardamoni determined that the victim needed assistance and administered one dose of naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan), which resulted in the victim becoming conscious and responsive. He then became combative and aggressive towards the responding police officers and emergency medical personnel. Additional officers responded and
were able to physically control the victim while he was assessed by MONOC paramedics. He was ultimately transported to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch by the Eatontown First Aid Squad where he was attended to by emergency room personnel.

Ptl. Cardamoni was assisted at the scene by Ptl. Matthew Williams and Ptl. Kenneth Errickson.