Hiker experiences medical emergency on Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor ME
Medical EmergencyA hiker on Precipice Trail experienced a medical emergency, losing consciousness and showing pink foam from the mouth. The person was advised to stop and was unresponsive at times but later regained some awareness. Emergency responders closed nearby roads and trailheads to aid rescue efforts.
Audio|Source: Hancock County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Will that on trail?
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I copy.
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Medical on-trail ascending precipice.
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Dispatch copies that direct.
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Medical on trail 1137, break.
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Looking for 219 to head to Bar Harbor Fire Department to pick up the soap basket in the ambulance bay.
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Dispatch, I see.
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219 is closing off the precipice.
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Break 204.
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Would you be able to coordinate that? Otherwise, 216 is on his way in?
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The fire crew from the LV will go to Bar Harbor Fire and get that so excited.
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through to Bar Harbor for the Stoves.
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Dispatch, ICU, copy.
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Copy direct, thank you, a little through you.
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I think I caught most of that.
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Was there anything additional, we come here at this point before we right from here and head to the station?
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Camp 4. We'll have a Sartruck heading your way momentarily.
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I copy.
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We've got a spot for them two ahead of my patrol vehicle.
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And we can just go ahead and take anything on that right-hand lane as well if you already haven't at the Middle Ridge.
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Yeah, we're pretty well taking it over.
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At 104, we'll start parking vehicles on that late-hand lane.
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We'll just give an emergency vehicle near the back of the public with some free rights on.
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It's 104. That's what's currently needed.
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Break dispatch.
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I see.
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216 recently came into service.
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I'm going to designate him for any further calls.
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1239.
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216, coffee.
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Unit on repeater.
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You're broken.
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What is your traffic?
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I see, you can show the precipice trial head closed off.
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I can close off orange and black as well.
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I copy,
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Precipice close.
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Yes,
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close orange or black as well.
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Attention, 1,000 first responders, Sullivan's first responders.
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You requested from (number withheld) Thorn Road at (number withheld) Thorn Road, somebody for 80s, middle, female showing signs of stroke.
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Again, Saltham person responders, (number withheld) Thorn Road, 78 female, possibly having a stroke.
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So here's come on that.
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Dispatch, I see.
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Checking for any additional status, as I understand, the last we've heard on the patient is that they have stopped.
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They have been convinced to stop, but otherwise at this time, the only information we have
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on their medical situation is that they had pink foam coming out of their mouth and were
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unresponsive and then were conscious and heading up trail to the point where they stopped.
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Is that correct?
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asked the reporting party to please have him stop.
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He finally agreed.
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Everything that you stated is correct.
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She did say he slowed down a bit.
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Great.
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Upon initial regaining of consciousness, she had him track her fingers.
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She said he could track at 50%, and then after a short period of time, he tracked at 100% and then he tweeted up trails before being advised to please stop.
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Copy.
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Reporting party.
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Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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