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8 DEAD, 51 OVERDOSES REPORTED IN AUSTIN: ATCEMS

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Updated  April 30, 2024 5:19am CDT
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DOZENS OF OVERDOSES IN AUSTIN

Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to at least 31 overdose calls on
Monday.

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin-Travis County EMS medics responded to at least 51
overdose calls on Monday and Tuesday in which at least 8 people died.

On April 29, around 9 a.m., ATCEMS says it experienced a sudden surge in
opioid-related overdose calls concentrated in downtown Austin. As of 8 p.m. on
Monday, April 29 medics had responded to 31 overdose calls. By Tuesday at noon,
the number of overdose calls rose to 51.





"We have not experienced overdoses of this volume in several years," said Dr.
Heidi Abraham, deputy medical director on Monday night. "We normally would have
about 2 or 3 calls per day. We're now in the mid to high 30s today. That is
about a 1,000% increase."

As a preventative measure, medics patrolled downtown for at-risk groups and
distributed 223 Narcan kits.



"I do want to stress that this is something that is affecting all populations
across the city. We have had a couple of areas where incidents are concentrated,
but this is affecting the entire city," said Krista Steadman, Austin-Travis
County EMS public information officer.

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Several patients thought they were taking a non-opioid narcotic, ATCEMS
reported.

ATCEMS said to beware of counterfeit drugs, and the best way to save a life is
to recognize the signs of an overdose early. They include: slow or shallow
breathing, sudden confusion, small pupils, a change in skin color or loss of
consciousness.




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