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Special needs teen dies after paramedic accused of giving medication to ‘shut him up’

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Greenville County Coroner’s Office reports the investigation into a special needs teen’s death details allegations that a paramedic acknowledged giving the 16-year-old a double dose of medication to “shut him up.”

 The teen has been identified as 16-year-old Skyler Blizzard.  Blizzard lived at Springbrook Behavioral Health, a living facility in Travelers Rest for individuals with autism.

The situation began on April 28, 2023,  Blizzard was taken to the ER where he was treated for pneumonia at Greenville Memorial Hospital and discharged back to Springbrook with medication that same day, according to the report.

Paramedics were called again on April 29 because Blizzard was having difficulty breathing.  Blizzard reportedly went into cardiac arrest en route to the hospital where he passed away shortly after.

After a relative of the paramedic accused of administering a lethal dose of medication contacted Greenville County EMS they began investigating the paramedics who took Blizzard to the hospital.  According to the family member, the paramedic admitted to giving Blizzard 10mg of Versed,  to “shut him up.”

The standard dosage of Versed is 5mg.

Coroner Office officials interviewed another person involved in the investigation, and he reportedly informed them that the paramedic in question “knew his relative had told them he killed that kid” and “that wasn’t true.”

Blizzard was in the custody of the state of Georgia after the passing of his mother, his current caregiver has been hospitalized with “significant” health conditions that made her unable to take care of the child, the report said.

The Coroner’s Office said that they are still working to identify Blizzard’s cause and manner of death. SLED officials explained that this is an ongoing investigation and no other details can be released.




8 Comments

  1. I’m a retired Paramedic, that’s manslaughter in my book.
    Give versed but didn’t monitor pt.?

    Something stinks. Bad.

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