Stroke alert for 71-year-old male at Gainesville address, Gainesville FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/7/2025 04:56 AM

Near SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608

A medical emergency involved a 71-year-old male suspected of having a stroke at near SW Archer Rd, Gainesville. The patient was transported to Shands Hospital but later refused emergency medical services.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Last year, Rescue 31.

00:02

Rescue 31.

00:04

Here is a stroke alert to Shands for a 71-year-old male, last-known normal,

00:10

0730.

00:12

University Avenue command or watch for a message to Eve.

00:15

Receive, received stroke alert to North Florida 71-year-old male, last seen normal 7.30, 7.59 hours.

00:22

Command engine 3.

00:25

We found a source of the haze.

00:28

It's going to be some kind of air handler on the Charlie, or brother's side.

00:32

It's got an active leak.

00:34

I believe it's going to be pre-on.

00:36

Rescue 31, correction.

00:38

That's going to be stroke alert to Shands.

00:40

759.

00:44

Message. You know, Steve.

00:46

University Avenue, Command, Electra.

00:47

Go ahead, a lot.

00:48

20-minute time notification, 7.59 hours.

00:51

Message, Steve, you can just do you in time notes.

00:54

159.

00:55

189, 20, 1014.

00:57

We're 104, thank you.

00:59

Okay.

01:00

Engine 1, command, you can release.

01:02

Engine 1, message.

01:05

651, Alachua.

01:11

Now we've been updated that the patient is now refusing EMS.

01:20

CC1 available at 8 o'clock.

01:23

Yeah,

01:24

we've been updated that the patient is now refusing EMS.

01:29

Message received.

01:30

You still is available.

01:32

CC1 available at 8 o'clock.

01:34

1130-6-5 attack? What?

01:38

Going to be out of South Carolina, 352, Alpha, Bravo, India on a black queue.

01:49

Rescue 31, Alachua.

01:55

Stroke Alert has been issued a chance, 801 hours.

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Near SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608

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