[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3466]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES PLACIDO SANCHEZ AND 
                             ERICK AMBROISE

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2016

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Loudoun County 
Sheriff's Deputies Placido Sanchez and Erick Ambroise. On February 10, 
2016, these deputies responded to a home in Western Loudoun County. At 
this location, they located an adult male who was unconscious and 
indications were the incident was drug-related.
  The deputies observed the individual go in-and-out of consciousness 
before becoming completely unresponsive. Based on his training, Deputy 
Ambroise recognized the symptoms of a potential heroin overdose. Deputy 
Ambroise then utilized his agency issued naloxone to help revive the 
man. The individual was taken to the Cornwall Campus of Inova Loudoun 
Hospital where hospital personnel advised the actions taken by the 
deputies likely saved the man from a fatal overdose. This is the first-
time naloxone was administered by a Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 
Deputy.
  I would like to commend Deputies Placido Sanchez and Erick Ambroise 
in potentially saving the life of a man who was overdosing on heroin by 
putting their new training into action and using naloxone. The use of 
heroin is gripping our community; we will continue to fight this 
scourge on all fronts with law enforcement action and community 
involvement.

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