Mental health emergency patient left hospital before clearance, Portsmouth NH
A patient left the hospital after making suicidal statements and an overdose without medical clearance or starting involuntary admission procedures. Authorities want to bring the patient back.
Audio|Source: Strafford County Area Local Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Can you check near Hodgdon Way, apartment (number withheld)? The hospital called about a psych patient that left the hospital 30 minutes ago.
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She was brought there for suicidal statements and an overdose.
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She was not yet medically cleared enough to have been involuntarily admitted, but they need her brought back.
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If not completed the process,
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she was starting involuntary admission paperwork?
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They were not medically able to clear her enough to proceed with the involuntary admission process.
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So no involuntary admission paperwork has been started.
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