Elderly hospice patient suspected opioid overdose, Lewistown PA


An 85-year-old hospice patient near State Route 103 North is suspected to have overdosed on morphine and oxycodone. He is awake but refuses to be taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Source: Mifflin County Fire and EMS
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Gravall Township near State Route 103 North.
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BOS for an overdose. EMF Company 12, 2045.
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Civil County Village, well, 4 o'clock here.
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Sales 12-4,
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near State Route 103 North,
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be across from Bell's Drive.
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85-year-old male, he's a hospice patient, has been overdosing on morphine and oxy-cotton for the past four months.
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Hospice once is transported to the hospital for evaluation, he does not want to go.
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It's 2046.
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Location mentioned:
Near PA-103, Lewistown, PA 17044
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