90-year-old male accidentally overdoses on medication, Cambridge MA


Emergency services respond to a 90-year-old male who unintentionally took twice the prescribed dose of trazodone, resulting in an overdose at Broadway in Cambridge.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
near Broadway, unit R. 2 delta. I've got a report of a 90-year-old male, possible overdose. He took 6 trazodone, was only supposed to take 3. One. Who's the caller?
00:29
by one second one second one i just you asked you the caller was up from somebody's calling from a company called great call uh stand by look at this the elderly medical alert company okay okay all over six can't go out he's all set for an eye for the chileauzee hot
00:58
where is you can do we click? 17 to control? Yeah, it's 17. The Broadway call for the overdose, do we know that was on purpose or was that an accident? That is reported that this was an accidental medication error at this time.
01:27
i want to control. Any answer, Colin? Going one at one out of the station, CCH. CCH, one in the station, CCH. CCH, one in one out, receipt. Prior 19 is on location.
01:55
yeah, if you could change that Broadway call to a straight medical. It's not going to be nobody else. Chris Street medical. 1R. 18, you can send up. One out. 17 extra. We still have pro rolling that way, though, correct? That's affirmative. Pro and fire are rolling that way. Pro is actually on site there.
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Near Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
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