Man with severe alcohol withdrawal refuses hospital admission, Keokuk IA


EMS responded to Mississippi Terrace apartments for a 71-year-old man experiencing severe alcohol withdrawal who refused transport to Fort Madison Hospital and requested another facility.
Audio|Source: South East Iowa, West Central Illinois Public Safety
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Adam 106, Keokuk Rescue.
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You have a call at Mississippi Terrace, Apartment 512.
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Again, that's near S 2nd St, apartment 512.
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Responding for a 71-year-old male stated he's very sick.
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He's having bad withdrawal from alcohol.
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He did say he absolutely does not want to go to Fort Madison Hospital.
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If there's any other way, he could be taken somewhere else, that's what he would prefer.
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Again, that is near S 2nd St, apartment 512, 10-page,000.
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Near S 2nd St, Keokuk, IA 52632
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