Elderly woman ingests dog heart medication by mistake, Jasper FL


An elderly woman accidentally ingested heart medication intended for her dog and showed signs of disorientation. Emergency medical services were directed to meet her at the Burger King near Exit 460 on I-75 in Jasper, Florida.
Audio|Source: Hamilton County Dispatch
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Transcript:
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For EMS, EMS, you need to be around with the area of Exit 460. We're trying to get a good location for them to meet you.
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An elderly female has taken accidentally in a medication for her canine for severe heart problems, and the daughter believes that she is being affected by it.
00:19
They're still traveling now just south of other exits.
00:28
EMS copy.
00:34
The subject are going to go to the Burger King. They're going to be in a dark green SUV.
00:40
Five miles from the exit now.
00:48
They don't need that, sir. We're going to be around.
00:50
You said a patient is paying south down on I-75?
00:54
They're north of Exit 460. They're going to pull in there and pull into the Burger King.
01:04
Copy that, thank you.
01:05
But just was very disoriented, afraid the medicine is causing some kind of effect.
01:11
Good boy, do we know what medication she took?
01:20
She took some kind of heart medicine by accident that was actually meant for the dog.
01:27
Copy that, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near FL-6, Jasper, FL 32052
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