Knocked-over bag led to unintended use of drug to counter nerve agents, which may have saved former Russian spy
The bench in Salisbury where the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found critically ill.The bench in Salisbury where the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found critically ill.
“He looked like he had no pupils because they were so small, the smallest I had ever seen. The male was awake but completely not responsive. There was so much vomit coming out it was like it was on a tap.” Bulpitt said he took hold of two vials of naloxone and a syringe. “But the male began to be sick again so I jumped to the head end to clear his airway. In doing so I knocked over the drugs bag, which went over the ambulance. Once I had cleared his airway, I picked up the two vials which I thought were naloxone. I drew them up and administered them.”
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