Man aged 68 feels suicidal and awaiting hospital help, Iowa City IA


Emergency responders are assisting a man who feels suicidal and is following a safety plan. He has no access to weapons and is waiting for help to go to the hospital.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Adam 32 West Branch here in route to near South Scott Boulevard Unit 21. For a 68-year-old male woke up this morning feeling suicidal. He's following his safety plan and asking for help by going to the hospital. He does have some new prescription psychiatric drugs, but he has not taken anything this morning yet. He's not violent. No access to weapons at this time. He is intending suicide but doesn't want to hurt himself, so he's just...
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waiting for your arrival so you can get some help. He's requesting no license. He doesn't want to wake his family. We'll have you staged until deputies are on the team. 32 copies. 187, 732. Go ahead, 42. You need West Branch to respond to this? We may need lift us as this thing. Where is this individual? 10-4[1].
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Location mentioned:
Near S Scott Blvd, Iowa City, IA 52240
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