Elderly woman with Alzheimer's threatens suicide at facility, Summerville SC
Medical EmergencyAn elderly woman with Alzheimer's at a memory care unit threatened to kill herself after being stopped from leaving the facility. She is stable and being taken to the emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation.
Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire and EMS
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Coming from the Claiborne, the Memory Unit, near Grandview Dr, Summerville, a 78-year-old female.
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She has a history of Alzheimer's tried leaving the facility tonight when she was told by facility staff that she was not allowed to leave. They reported that she said she was going to kill herself.
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Facility told us, she cannot leave there, and she needs to be seen in an ER for psychiatric evaluation.
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She's currently acting at her baseline of alert and oriented times two. I've got a blood pressure of 180 over 80.
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Location mentioned:
Near Grandview Dr, Summerville, SC 29483
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