The National Police and the Emergency Medical System acted in a coordinated manner during the early hours of Wednesday, March 25, in La Jonquera to assist a man with symptoms compatible with a possible stroke, who ended up being urgently transferred to the Girona hospital.
The intervention was launched when a National Police patrol, which was carrying out preventive surveillance duties in the municipality of Alt Empordà, detected an ambulance circulating with its emergency lights activated on Euskadi Avenue. The officers observed that the ambulance seemed to be moving without a clear destination and stopped to find out what was happening.
Urgent search in the streets of La Jonquera
The paramedics explained to the patrol that they were trying to locate a man in serious condition after an alert activated by the emergency phone 112. The problem was that they could not pinpoint his exact location, a circumstance that increased the risk for the patient.
Given that situation, the police began a search through the streets of the area. Shortly after, they located at a gas station a man who matched the description provided. He presented disorientation and had difficulties communicating and moving.
Signs compatible with a stroke
In an initial assessment, the agents detected several symptoms compatible with a stroke. Among them, loss of strength, sudden confusion, difficulty walking, and a significant alteration of vital signs.
The National Police immediately alerted the SEM and provided the exact location of the patient. Already at the spot, the health teams confirmed the diagnosis on site, stabilized the man, and organized his urgent transfer to the Girona hospital.
Second recent operation in the municipality
The operation took place in La Jonquera, a municipality that had already registered days before another emergency deployment. A week earlier, National Police, Mossos d"Esquadra, Bombers de la Generalitat and SEM participated in another operation to locate an Italian citizen in critical condition in a rural area of the municipality.
The rapid coordination between police patrol and health workers allowed this time to narrow the search in a few minutes and assist the affected person in a scenario in which early location was key.