Elderly woman ill and verbally aggressive at care facility, Cortez CO
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Medical EmergencyMedical and police responders were sent to Madison House near South Madison Street in Cortez for a 96-year-old woman who was sick and verbally aggressive with staff. There was concern she might become physically combative. She had no past history of such behavior.
Audio|Heard on: Montezuma County Public Safety
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01:32
Transcript:
00:00
Southwest ambulance Cortez Fire, respond to near South Madison Street, Madison House for a 96-year-old female, sick general, she is conscious and breathing normal.
00:10
Cortez Clare, 154.
00:15
Engine 1, Quotev.
00:22
Engine 1, Cordes.
00:23
Engine 1, Cordes?
00:29
Go ahead, Roger 1.
00:32
Just for some further, I don't know if you saw the notes, the patient is being verbally aggressive with staff.
00:39
They're not sure if she will become combative.
00:41
She has no history of acting like this in the past of them.
00:45
Do you feel that you need PD or do you want them to stand by?
00:55
You can send the PD out for there if you have one available.
00:59
104-1507.
01:04
4-05, Cortez.
01:08
Good.
01:13
Are you available to respond with fire in EMS to Madison House? They have a patient who's being very verbally aggressive with staff.
01:23
They're not sure if she's going to become combative and the fire department requested a unit.
01:30
Yeah, well that's that way.
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Location mentioned:
S Madison St, Cortez, CO 81321
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