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Driver had seizure causing traffic accident in Buena VistaBuena Vista CO

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US-24, Buena Vista, CO

A driver had a seizure while driving near Buena Vista on US-24, causing a traffic accident. The passenger applied the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. EMS arrived on scene. The driver was conscious, knew his name and location, but had a swollen tongue from the seizure.

Audio|Source: Chaffee County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I have a medical across the street from the Greaves party is in a great toilet coma.
00:06
Her boyfriend was driving and had a seizure.
00:08
She had to use the emergency break to get the car to stop.
00:11
EMS has been paged.
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They are sitting there with their hazards on.
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I copy LV&Ral.
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Thank you, 2121.
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Pueblocks 714.
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It sounds like they have everything under control.
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You can show me clear.
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Break.
00:33
Go ahead.
00:37
Slide that just aired.
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A crash here in Buena Vista.
00:41
It sounds like a medical-induced crash, but if it's in Buena Vista the city limits, I'm just going to go show up and see if you're gonna help.
00:50
I copy. Do you have a location yet?
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It's actually just up the road from where I'm at, so it'll probably still be MM 210 on US 24.
01:04
2028. 2029.
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205, we're talking a little bit of a party.
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He's correct.
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T's a call to play Charles, John Tom, Henry, 07.
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Come up.
01:21
Copy, 2130.
01:27
285 that's clear on...
01:29
I'm sorry, can you confirm the plane that came back on a different vehicle?
01:36
Charles Youngtown, Henry 04.
01:43
Copy that comes back on that, clear.
01:45
To call a listen to an Eric Johnsey out of Reckonridge, Expression 10 of 26.
01:51
Copyed Stoney, Mr.
01:53
for our witnesses.
01:58
He's hit nights?
02:00
You can just tell you unless to look for all the red and blues?
02:05
Copy if we'll do that.
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21.30 with.
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Slide a 550.
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550.
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550. Right now.
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Then right at 2023.
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You advise, the seizure lasts about a minute and a half.
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It does look like his tongue's pretty swollen,
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but he is communicating with us.
02:32
He knows what here it is.
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He knows his name.
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Copy, 20133.
02:49
55.
02:52
Deputy on scene is advising the seizure lasted one and a half minutes.
02:56
The male party's tongue is swollen, but he is talking.
02:58
He does know what day it is, knows his name, and where he is.

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US-24, Buena Vista, CO
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Incident Timeline

  1. No Crash, Patient Transported
  2. Medical Assessment and Timeline
  3. EMS Dispatched and On Scene
  4. Vehicle Safely Stopped
  5. Seizure Occurs While Driving

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