Man takes overdose and leaves suicide note in apartment, Austin MN
Medical EmergencyA 67-year-old man in an apartment near 4th Street Southwest took a large amount of medication and left a note expressing intent to end his life. He is still breathing but appears unwell and is awake occasionally. Emergency medical services were dispatched for a possible overdose and mental health crisis.
Audio|Source: Austin Combined (Law / Fire / EMS)
02:13
Transcript:
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Malar County to Austin Fire 4E Medical at St.
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Mark's Apartments near 4th Street Southwest apartment 212.
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67-year-old male took a lot of medications left a note with the nurse's station that he wouldn't be alive when they got here today.
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He is still breathing.
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He doesn't look well, but he is awake off and on.
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Malar County to Austin Fire for a medical at St.
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Mark's Apartments, near 4th Street Southwest, Department 212.
00:32
Sixty-seven-year-old male took a lot of medications, left a note with the nurses station that he wouldn't be alive when they got here today.
00:41
He is still breathing.
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He doesn't look well, but he is awake off and on.
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Copy around to St.
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Marks, the information available at this time sounds like the caller walked in the office found an SI note, walked into the patient's apartment, sounds like he may have taken an overdose.
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He's still awake, but according to the caller, he's not looking very good.
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Awesome for copies.
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661 copies.
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661 and you've been upgraded to Party 1?
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661 copies off-grade party 1.
01:15
Sounds like the reason for the upgraded is a patient is not responding normally.
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Austin Fire.
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This may be a suicide attempt.
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Do you want PD?
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Okay.
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We see Austin Fire.
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Go ahead.
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Can we get that address again, please?
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One four zero one four street southwest for St.
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Mark's apartments, apartment two, two, one, two.
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Copy, you can put three o five and roll.
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Okay, ninety one twenty five, ninety eight.
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Okay,
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ninety eight.
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I'm sending fire and medical to St.
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Mark's Apartments, near 4th Street Southwest, apartment 212.
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It's coming out that the mail has left a letter on Sunday morning stating he was going to take a bunch of his meds and may not be alive when they return to work, a possible suicide attempt.
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Okay.
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I need.
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Near 4th St SW, Austin, MN 55912
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