Agitated elderly female in psychiatric emergency at apartment, West Des Moines IA


At an apartment near South 51st Street, police and medics responded to an 85-year-old female experiencing a psychiatric emergency. She was conscious, breathing, angry, and agitated but not violent. The patient was unaware that help had been called.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Near South 51st Street, Apartment 289, assisting medics on a psychiatric patient.
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It's going to be an 85-year-old female, conscious, and breathing.
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Okay.
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1237. Armadale cars out on Greenbelt, your status?
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Armando cars out on Greenville at your status?
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We're just here right now.
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Copy. 41130 and brought back to PD with evidence.
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Copy. 3447. Go for them.
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Do you need medics to stage or are they secure to enter?
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They can come on in.
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Copy, thank you. Forty-120. Go ahead.
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Just advising that the patient does not know that health has been called.
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She's not violent, but she is angry and agitated.
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Location mentioned:
Near S 51st St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
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