Possible overdose and mental health crisis in Baxter, Baxter IA
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Medical EmergencyA 39-year-old female in Baxter may have overdosed on pills and is experiencing a mental health crisis. She is conscious and breathing but hysterical. No weapons are involved. Deputies and rescue units are responding.
Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Near South Harrison Avenue, near South Harrison Avenue, middle breakdown.
00:04
Female, adult female, 39-year-old female.
00:08
Unchurcher took any pills.
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She's hysterical.
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We're in the background yelling.
00:12
Copy what town.
00:19
Out Baxter, sir.
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And we'll tone out Baxter Rescue to put them on standby.
00:28
Copy, is there anybody else in the house?
00:31
A kid and her husband.
00:34
That's a female, adult female we're going for?
00:39
Copy, has she harmed anyone yet?
00:42
Negative.
00:44
No weapons.
00:46
Copy on her out.
00:52
A male is calling about a 39-year-old female who is having a mental issue.
00:59
She is conscious in breathing.
01:00
He says she does not have any weapons.
01:03
She may have overdosed on an unknown quantity of medications that were in the kitchen.
01:08
I do have a deputy en route.
01:16
38, he did say that he had to restrain her at one point when she put up a handful of pills in her mouth.
01:23
Nobody else has been assaulted.
01:28
Copy. Copy.
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Location mentioned:
S Harrison Ave, Baxter, IA 50028
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