Moscone Recreation Center.Photo: Wikimedia
“San Francisco Fire and Paramedics arrived on scene in 2 minutes, provided life-saving measures and revived the patient, who was transported to a local emergency room and is recovering,” the spokesperson added.
Both the Fire Department and the San Francisco Police Department have confirmed “that there was a Fentanyl exposure,” but have not said if that was the cause of the medical emergency.
“The San Francisco Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the child to the hospital for a life-threatening emergency,” the police department said in a separate statement, adding that the cause is still under investigation.
“Investigating officers conducted a search of the park area later that night looking for a potential source of exposure, but the search did not locate any evidence of drugs and/or drug paraphernalia,” police added.
The San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department also confirmed that “no drugs were found in the park during a search.”
The child’s father told SFist that he wasn’t exactly sure how the exposure took place, but that it occurred “while he was playing in the grass.”
A Twitter account for San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 acknowledged the incident the following day.
“We are happy that we were able to respond quickly and assist this family.We need to keep our children safe,” read the post. “This doesn’t just impact this family, it impacts us all.”
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Additionally, a gardener is there six days a week and helps pick up litter.
Catherine Stefani, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, said on social media that “patrols will be stepped up in the area” and that the local park officials are “on alert.”
“I’m very grateful that our @SFFDPIO and EMTs arrived quickly and took immediate action to save this child’s life,” Stefani wrote. “This situation remains under investigation but incidents like this cannot continue.”
source: people.com
