Deputies in quarantine after performing CPR

Three deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office have been placed on a 14-day quarantine after performing life-saving efforts on a citizen over the weekend who is infected with COVID-19.
 
At 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, deputies were dispatched to a home in Thonotosassa for a report of a person down. After arriving ahead of EMS and finding an adult male unconscious, three deputies worked together to revive the man. They began by performed CPR, followed by the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Deputies administered one dose of Narcan to the man after learning from a relative that he had taken heroin inside the home that night. The man was transported to a local hospital for a suspected overdose.
 
Test results from the hospital revealed that the man had pneumonia and family members stated that he had been complaining about not feeling well for the past week. Out of an abundance of caution, the man was tested for COVID-19. The test results came back positive. Due to the close contact the three deputies had with him, they have each been placed on a 14-day quarantine and will be monitored for symptoms of the virus.
 
Sheriff Chad Chronister is in contact with all three deputies.
 
"We are dealing with an unprecedented and unpredictable threat, but as law enforcement officers, we will always run towards danger to save lives. We don't take our responsibilities lightly, and we are working to fulfill our duties amid the coronavirus in the safest way possible," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "This is an instance where three brave deputies jumped into action, putting their own safety second to the life of another, however, all of our deputies have been equipped with the tools they need for protection, including masks and gloves."
 
At this time, no HCSO deputies have been diagnosed with COVID-19.