68-year-old female with altered mental status after illness, Savannah TN


A 68-year-old woman with a recent COVID infection and history of urinary tract infections experienced altered mental status. She was missing overnight for about five hours and was found at the hospital emergency room. After returning home, her condition worsened with increased irrational behavior and confusion.
Audio|Source: Hardin County Sheriff and Fire, Savannah Police / Fire
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I've got you in service 1141, you're going to be responding near Oak Hill Drive, apartment 17.
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It's going to be a 68-year-old female, altered mental. She didn't have COVID about two weeks ago.
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In the hospital, they had told her, they had told the husband that it did affect her brain,
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and she's been altered. She does have a history of UTIs.
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Five,
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she didn't wander away from home last night.
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She was gone for about five hours, they found her at the ER at Hardin Medical Center.
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Five,
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call her advice. She was okay last night after she brought her home from the ER, but soon as she's been like this morning, she's just been irrational and very altered.
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Location mentioned:
Near Oak Hill Dr, Savannah, TN 38372
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