Stroke patient on Softwood Road; helicopter on standby


Emergency medical teams respond to a reported stroke at 15750 Softwood Road. An 84-year-old man is conscious and breathing but has left-sided weakness; responders discuss sending a helicopter for standby.
Audio|Source: El Paso County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
313, I show you responding 15750, softwood road for a stroke. This is a first party caller, 84-year-old male conscious breathing, still interviewing, doing the stroke diagnostic, stating his left side of his body is not cooperating. 313, receive. If you could put the next available helicopter, an airport, standby. Ground contact, I'm safety. 6-383 responding and we copy updates. Copy. 313, what type of standby did you want for the helicopter? There's time.
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Location mentioned:
Near Softwood Rd, Elbert, CO 80106
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