Video shows Iowa cops life is saved with Narcan after being exposed to drug during traffic stop

Police body camera shows the horrifying moment an Iowa officer was administered Narcan after he was exposed to drugs during a routine traffic stop. The Fort Dodge police officer - who has not been identified - had pulled over 28-year-old Kayla Potter at approximately 5pm on Sunday.

Police body camera shows the horrifying moment an Iowa officer was administered Narcan after he was exposed to drugs during a routine traffic stop. 

The Fort Dodge police officer - who has not been identified - had pulled over 28-year-old Kayla Potter at approximately 5pm on Sunday. 

Potter was taken into custody for providing false identification and driving on a suspended license, according to KCCI

The Fort Dodge police officer - who has not been identified - had pulled over 28-year-old Kayla Potter at approximately 5pm on Sunday

The Fort Dodge police officer - who has not been identified - had pulled over 28-year-old Kayla Potter at approximately 5pm on Sunday

During the traffic stop, the officer began feeling lightheaded and called for backup to assist him.   

Potter (pictured) was taken into custody for providing false identification and driving on a suspended license

Potter (pictured) was taken into custody for providing false identification and driving on a suspended license

'He was handling the container the powder was in and had disturbed the container enough (that) It might have exposed any powder in it, sending it airborne,' Fort Dodge police Cpt. Ryan Gruenberg said. 

By the time medics and authorities arrived, the officer was practically unresponsive.

'He was essentially almost fully unresponsive to the point his eyes were closed,' Gruenberg added.

The brief clip shows two officers and a medic carrying the man to the stretcher. 

They struggle to get him on the stretcher but eventually wheel the man onto the ambulance. 

Emergency personnel rushed the officer to the hospital, where he was given multiple shots of Narcan. 

The officer stayed at the hospital overnight but he is now at home and is said to be recovering. 

Police are still trying to determine what the substance was.

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