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Male patient on dialysis overdoses on shingles medication, Westport IN

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Near W Main St, Westport, IN 47283

Emergency crews were sent to near West Main St. for a 26-year-old man on dialysis who accidentally took twelve times the prescribed dose of shingles medication for two days. He started to have hallucinations and chest tightness and requested transport for medical care.

Audio|Source: Decatur County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Greensburg Police
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Attention, Decatur County EMS, Westport Fire, Decatur County EMS,
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Westport Fire, respond to near West Main St. near West Main St. have a 26-year-old male who was on dialysis and was diagnosed with shingles over the weekend.
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Male subject was given 12 times the dose of the medication for shingles two days in a row.
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He has not had it since Sunday,
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advised that he is having hallucinations and currently chest just feels tight in the middle of his chest, he's requested to be transported.

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Near W Main St, Westport, IN 47283
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