04 Jul Florida firefighter hospitalized after fentanyl exposure
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Posted: 7:50 AM, Jul 04, 2019
Updated: 2019-07-04 07:50:51-04
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Cape Coral Fire Department
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida firefighter is recovering after exposure to the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
reports that the Cape Coral rescue worker was exposed to the drug Tuesday morning.
Fire officials say a ladder crew was responding to a report of two unconscious people in a vehicle.
A fire department spokeswoman says three responders were cleared to return to duty, but the one who had the largest initial contact with the substance was readmitted to a local hospital Wednesday afternoon.
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