Hospital requests return of overdose patient missing after release, Springfield IL
Medical EmergencySt. John's Hospital reported that a 35-year-old male overdose patient was accidentally released before an involuntary hold was completed. The patient, who is homeless, has been missing for about an hour. The hospital is requesting that he return to the emergency room.
Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Can you start for St.
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John, Daynard East Carpenter? They're calling over with Briley, she's advising that (name withheld), he's going to be a white male 35 years old. He was involved in a overdose this morning, said that he was accidentally released before the involuntary was done.
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He's been gone for about an hour. He's homeless.
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We don't have any kind of location for him.
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But they want him to return to the ER.
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Simple enough.
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624. 624, you didn't come through. Did you copy that one?
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I did not, go ahead.
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St. John's is calling over the overdose that we had this morning. (name withheld), apparently they accidentally released him before his involunt was done.
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So now they're calling him in, wanting him returned.
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No, I've got 964 going over there. It is an InVol and they did advise that they need him returned.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62701
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