Medical call for woman with dementia refusing care, Maryville TN
Emergency services responded to a woman near Northfield Drive showing early onset dementia. She was refusing to eat and take medicine and had broken her bedroom door. She was conscious but had altered mental status. Caregivers reported difficulty managing her condition.
Audio|Source: Blount County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Onsenor 2, Maryville Fire.
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How about EMS call? It's going to be near Northfield Drive off of Riverville Road.
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El,
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altered mental status.
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Station 2, are you still in the plant?
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Just early onset dementia, refusing to eat or take medicine,
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has broken the complainant's bedroom door.
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I was advised that he cannot take care of her anymore.
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Medic 1, we'll copy.
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Can we get the numerics, please?
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Medic 1. You'll be heading to near Northfield Drive.
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You'll be going for a 53-year-old female, semi-alive, conscious,
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early onset dementia.
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Refusing to eat and take medicine, has broken the bedroom door,
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altered mental status.
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Let me copy.
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You can chose some rap.
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Medical one en route, 1522.
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Everyone number for this call.
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