Woman loses consciousness on Finch Lake Trail, Estes Park CO
A 70-year-old woman temporarily lost consciousness about half a mile up the Finch Lake Trail near Wild Basin Lodge in Colorado. Emergency medical services from Boulder County and Estes Park Fire/EMS coordinated to reach her location and provide assistance. The woman is reported to be conscious again while responders continue efforts to reach her on the trail. No personal names or exact street numbers are disclosed to protect privacy.
Audio|Source: Estes Park Fire and EMS and Rocky Mountain National Park
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Transcript:
00:00
S.S. ambulance respond to the Wild Basin Lodge to Stage at the request of Boulder County.
00:08
This will be non-emergent for a 70-year-old female who had a temporary loss of consciousness.
00:16
She is about half-mile up trail, so they're requesting you Stage at Wild Basin. She'll stay on primary with me and F-Tack 2 with Boulder.
00:26
Working copy for a lot.
00:29
Copy.
00:33
700 medic1. Is the National Park aware of this call?
00:39
I'm not sure if Boulder County advised, I can call them to make sure they know if you'd like.
00:45
Yeah, I affirm and break 410. I think I would make contact with the park as well.
00:59
The address of the call is... ...tung by the ambulance.
01:11
The address of the call is going to be near County Road 84 West.
01:18
Boulder was just asking you to stage due to the party being half a mile up trail.
01:31
Copy.
01:45
410, 400, swing by the ambulance bay.
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Romo, this park paramedic 410.
02:01
Phrametic 410.
02:05
We are in route non-emergent to this call at Wild Basin Trail.
02:11
Hey,
02:14
can you confirm that that's the Wild Basin Trailhead? We just got off the phone with Estes and they were unsure if this is in the park or not?
02:25
We were told it was in the park.
02:30
Hi, Robbie, we'll work with him to get a better location and update you.
02:54
363. Okay.
03:02
Go ahead.
03:07
Wild Basin area.
03:09
Sounds like this is going to be the Finch Lake Trail.
03:13
Quarter mile to a half mile up.
03:15
We have one responder on scene.
03:23
Hi, copy.
03:25
We're just getting this information. Sounds like a 70-year-old female with a loss of consciousness, approximately one mile of trail, or are you saying it's a half mile of trail?
03:41
I'm not certain on how far up the trail.
03:48
We're working with both EFTA and Boulder County at this time. We'll update on Twin as soon as we have more.
03:54
Break.
04:00
Both Romo.
04:06
I'm on command channels now. I've got Kennedy and he's going to get colon to go down that way. What information do you have?
04:16
We'll show, Kennedy, en route.
04:20
We have a report of a 70-year-old female,
04:24
quarter to a half mile up the Finch Lake Trail.
04:27
We have reports of a loss of consciousness.
04:30
Sounds like she may be conscious now. We're working together further.
04:45
From Park and Red.
04:50
From the Rock.
04:57
I got Pell head to the Fitch Lake Trailhead and do on us an emergent or routine.
05:06
That way to interface with Estes, they are on their way down the ambulance.
05:24
I believe we have one member of the drillhead do you want us to continue with our
05:31
resources yeah a firm just do the loss of consciousness if somebody could get on staying sooner than later that'd be great copy that
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Sprague lake trail, Colorado 80517
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