83-year-old male with dementia shows violent behavior at care center

Heard on: Clay MO NorthKC Hospital Group Calls

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This is break in ambulance medic 43.

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En route to facility with an (number withheld) male coming from a Oak Ridge assisted living memory care.

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Patient was exhibiting combative.

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Violent behavior tonight towards the staff at the memory care center.

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Says he was chasing them up and down the halls with a cane, banging a cane on things, threatening them.

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Law enforcement was called to the scene that they did get the cane away from the subject.

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When we arrived on scene, he's calm, cooperative.

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Patient does have history of dementia.

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Staff there stated that last couple of days he hasn't been sleeping much and does not have anything to prescribe to him for sleep.

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This time he is conscious, oriented to self.

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Otherwise, seems to be confused.

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Seems to be normal for the patient.

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Set of vitals are BP 100 and thirty-three over sixty-two, pulse of 70 , sinus,

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ninety-five percent sat on room air, glucose of 100 and twenty-six, 100 and twenty-six.

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Have an IV of saline lock.

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This time patient resting comfortably on the couch, having ETA probably about

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eight to 10 min .

7/29/2026 12:16 AM

Medical Emergency

Oak Rdg St, Kearney, MO 64060

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As discussed during the dispatch call, an elderly male patient with dementia exhibited combative behavior toward staff at a memory care center near Oak Rdg St. Staff reported he chased them in the halls with a cane and threatened them; law enforcement removed the cane. Patient was calm and oriented to self upon EMS arrival and is being transported to hospital.