Man with COPD acts agitated after hospital release, Roane County TN


A 51-year-old man near Solaris Street with COPD became agitated and yelled after hospital discharge. He broke his breathing machine and was harming himself. Police and EMS responded.
Audio|Source: Roane County Fire and EMS
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We're going to near Solaris Street, property when mental status change, 51-year-old male,
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was released from the hospital yesterday.
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He has COPD.
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He's had a breathing machine,
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and she said that he's not been acting right since he was released. He's been aggravated.
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harming himself.
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He just threw his breathing machine and broke it. He was in the background yelling. The car was upset.
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I also got HPD headed that way it was yelling.
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Roane County, TN
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