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Coroner and EMS report: overdose responses fall; county to consider expanding NET-device funding
Summary
Coroner Mark Sutton described death-investigation procedures and autopsy referrals; county EMS and recovery staff reported local overdose responses fell to 54 in 2025 and said increased Naloxone access and follow-up efforts may be contributing. The court scheduled consideration of a NET-device purchase amendment using opioid-settlement funds.
Coroner Mark Sutton briefed the Scott County Physical Court on the coroners offices responsibilities, investigative steps and criteria for sending cases to the state medical examiner in Frankfort for full autopsy.
Sutton said "total investigations" begin with the initial dispatch and on-scene review with EMS; when a decedent lacks a clear health history or there are unanswered circumstances, the coroners office will request a full autopsy in Frankfort. Of 117 deaths the coroner cited from the previous year, Sutton said 28 were sent to…
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