Hospitalized Hatboro Officer Ryan Allen May Soon Come Out Of Sedation

HATBORO, PA — The police officer who has been hospitalized for nearly three weeks ever since a bee sting sent him into cardiac arrest may soon be brought out of sedation, according to his wife.

Whitney Allen posted on Facebook Oct. 30 that her husband, Hatboro K9 Police Officer Ryan Allen, has been slowly weaned off of the sedative medication that doctors have had him on ever since being rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia Oct. 14 after he had a heart attack after going into anaphylactic shock from the bee sting.

This past Saturday, Whitney Allen posted online that her husband's team of physicians have been slowly lowering the sedation medication every eight hours, and it would be a few days until the sedatives are cut off completely.

Whitney Allen said once her husband is completely taken off sedation, doctors would try to wake Ryan Allen up and perform a neurological assessment to see where his cognitive baseline is.

Whitney Allen previously stated that a recent MRI scan determined that Ryan Allen had suffered a severe brain injury, but that doctors would know more once he was completely out of sedation.

"Ryan's medical team is doing everything they can to avoid any other complications and I am so grateful for their expertise and devotion to his care, treatment and recovery," Whitney Allen posted to Facebook on Saturday.

Whitney Allen went on to state that she is grateful for all the support the community has shown since her husband was rushed to the hospital.

"As unimaginable as this situation is I can't help but be comforted and grateful with the fact that Ryan is still here with us and is able to fight this battle to come home to his family," Whitney Allen said.

Meanwhile, the Borough of Hatboro posted to its Facebook page that #RyanStrong bracelets are being sold to those in the community who would like to support the family. The bracelets can be purchased for $10 at the Hatboro Police Station, located at 120 East Montgomery Avenue. Proceeds will go toward the Allen family.

Ryan Allen is a beloved member of the Hatboro Police Department who was integral in starting up that agency's K9 unit. Ryan Allen is partnered with canine Louie. He and his wife live in Doylestown Township, Bucks County with their young child. Whitney Allen is currently pregnant with their second.