Elderly woman found collapsed at care facility with battery ingestion fears, Alexandria MN
At a care facility near Pioneer Rd SE, staff found an elderly woman collapsed and scattered hearing aid batteries, fearing she swallowed one. EMS responds swiftly.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We're coming in with the 86-year-old female coming from Grand Arbor Memory Care Unit.
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Staff is concerned because at the 2 o'clock check, they found her on the ground and also found her hearing aid batteries scattered throughout and fear she might have ingested a battery or a tool.
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It's unconfirmed; they just found it in her bowel movements in the toilet.
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We currently have a blood pressure of 146 over 100.
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Heart rate was about 70 and oxygen was about 96%.
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Denying any pain right now, we'll be there in just a couple minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria, MN 56308
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