Elderly man falls and injures head on park trail, Evergreen CO
Medical EmergencyAn elderly man fell on a trail at Elk Meadow Park and hit his head. Fire and medical responders launched a backcountry rescue. The man was able to walk part of the way down the trail toward the lower parking lot where his vehicle was located. He was assisted and brought out safely by emergency personnel.
Audio|Source: Mountain Area Sheriff and Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Station 2, Medic 122, Enter1212-132, Backcountry Rescue at Elk Meadow Park.
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Meeting for every fire, call to Station 2, Medical 122, engine 132, backcountry rescue in Elk Meadow Park, and we'll be able to drive, key up, time of tunnel, up to 47.
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There's an elderly man that fell on the trail and hit his head.
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It's about a half,
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half a mile north on Elk Ridge Trail showing patient is on the Meadow Ridge Trail.
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I break.
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Attention opens Space Rangers.
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Please be advised that the patient is starting to walk down the trail and his vehicle is located at lower parking lot.
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Area 1149. Yeah.
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Your RP with an elderly male who hit his head on the trail heard about 45 ago
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On Twitter.
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Hope you rock Elmettles from Matthews.
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There are fluids leaking, we've got fire on scene.
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Copy 1150.
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And one item three, did you copy one out of eight's traffic direct?
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Yeah, thank you both.
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Price will be about a 135 to be clear, sunny, and cold.
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Everyone Comments, you have one through two.
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Thank you, Madeline.
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Good.
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Go ahead, fireback calling gets the chance to give me a ring on the duty phone.
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Sorry for a calling disconnected with our caller.
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You may want to try to go with them direct before we call them back.
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Okay, I copy you.
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I'll give them a shot.
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Happy thanks, lift 50.
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Right, you're 17.
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One Ranger 17.
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One Ranger 17.
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Yeah,
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if you let fire now, and I'm going to leave the gate open through the resident ranger compound, that's just asked the Lewis Ridge Trail.
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That's going to be the best access point to get to that point on Elkridge and SQPS.
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Break.
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FireFarlane is making his way out with the patient now.
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They're about two miles out or are you going to send in the medic from medic 122 with one other individual and hold other all other responders at the parking line.
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I copy your alley 107.
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We'll have out of Medics Man, Fireford, Cologne.
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We walk the patient out approximately two miles out.
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We'll send the medic in.
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All of the units can stay at staging in 1153.
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Copy.
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Your hospitals are clear.
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I'm 54.
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Fire is in contact with the patient.
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The deputy is asking if you would like them to meet you at the gate.
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Yes sir, one of the rangers is going to leave the gate open at the resident ranger, a compound, just past Lulidge Ridge Trailhead.
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But he said that that that would be the best access point.
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Additionally,
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the rangers are about five minutes away from the gate.
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Okay, I copy.
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We're going to hold command and staging down here at the parking lot, and we'll send a meta-cune up there, one available.
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Hi, copy, one to be six.
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Please recommend 1015, current vital lines, heart rate 30 with added windblown pressure.
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Because currently symptomatic heart rate, or rest, maintain, Tats, 90s, 10, a couple of years, each eight minutes, cold off-list.
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6-9.
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I can have security meet you for that cold off-load in 8 minutes, going to 3169.
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Location mentioned:
Elk Meadow Park, 2851 Bergen Peak Dr, Evergreen, CO 80439
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