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Resident credits nearby hospital with saving son after overdose; urges council to publicize "Casey's Law"
Summary
During public comment at the Sept. 11 Xenia City Council meeting, a resident praised Green Memorial Hospital staff for saving her son after an overdose and asked the city to help educate people about "Casey's Law," the involuntary-treatment process under Ohio law.
Lynn Carroll, a Xenia resident, told the City Council on Sept. 11 that she spent the previous night in the hospital with her son after an overdose and that nearby Green Memorial Hospital's staff and emergency care made the difference in saving him.
"If it wasn't for that hospital and the close proximity and the professional, knowledge and expertise of those doctors and nurses, my son wouldn't be here today," Carroll said during the public comment period. She said her son was at…
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