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Polk County deputy given Life Saver Award after reviving man overdosing
A Polk County deputy was awarded the Life Saver Award by Sheriff Johnny Moats on Monday, after she saved a man's life last week.
On Sunday, June 1, Corporal Amy Davis was on patrol in Rockmart when she was flagged down by a concerned person.
That person directed her to a man slumped over inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby convenience store.
Corporal Davis found the man, who was unconscious. She quickly called for EMS to respond.
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She determined that the man was experiencing a drug overdose and gave him a dose of Narcan.
Once he received the Narcan, he briefly began to come to, but was still unresponsive.
Corporal Davis gave him a second dose of Narcan, and he became responsive and began speaking with responders.
Moats awarded Davis the Life Saver Award on Monday.
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