Elderly man shows stroke symptoms in Monroe

Heard on: Union County and North Carolina State Fire

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Sixteen 1st responders, squad 100 and sixty-eight, responding with EMS to a stroke patient at (number withheld) Fletcher Broome Road.

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That's (number withheld) Fletcher Broome Road, cross street of Doster Road and Corinth Church Road.

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Operating on Bravo B Bravo.

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120, if we could start checking for standby, please.

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Copy, are you on it?

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168 en route.

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10-4, 168 en route.

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Units en route to the stroke patient at (number withheld) fletcher broome Road.

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(number withheld) Fletcher Broome Road, actually at Corinth Church Road and Doster Road.

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Patient is an 80-year-old male, conscious and breathing.

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They're advising they think he's having a possible stroke due to some sudden paralysis and facial droop on one side.

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The symptoms started about half an hour ago and he has had a stroke before in the past.

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He's also not completely alert.

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Cars are coming in at code three.

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Response complete.

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Ten

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10-4, patient contact.

2026-11-04 01:36 UTC

Medical Emergency

Fletcher Broome Rd, Monroe, NC 28112

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible stroke involving an 80-year-old man near Fletcher Broome Road by Corinth Church Road and Doster Road. The patient was conscious and breathing but had sudden paralysis, facial droop, and reduced alertness, with symptoms beginning about 30 minutes earlier and a prior stroke history.