‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2007 QST PAGES 64, 65 AND 91 ‰ AUTHORIZED TO GIVE. WE LEFT OUR BUSINESS, AND UPON ENTERING EL MORRO RANCHES MET ANOTHER EL MORRO RANCHES RESIDENT WHO HAD BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THE CIBOLA COUNTY SHERIFF AND NOTIFY THEM OF THE SITUATION. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT EL MORRO AREA AMBULANCE SERVICES BUT DISPATCHED A UNIT TO EL MORRO RANCHES. ARRIVING AT THE SCENE, MY WIFE AND ANOTHER FIRST RESPONDER, WANDA WALLACE THOMAS, ASCERTAINED THAT THE PATIENT, AN 86 YEAR OLD FEMALE, HAD SUFFERED A POSSIBLE STROKE, WITH A POSSIBLE BROKEN HIP AS A RESULT OF A SUBSEQUENT FALL. THE PATIENT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SPEAKING BUT WAS ABLE TO SAY THAT SHE HAD BEEN LYING IN HER HOME FOR TWO DAYS OR MORE. BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE, SHE COULDNT REACH HER CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP. REALIZING THAT THE SITUATION REQUIRED AN AMBULANCE OR POSSIBLE LIFE FLIGHT AND THAT LOCAL COMMUNICATION ‰ FROM PAGE 91 ‰ 73 1,974 UT AERONAUTICAL CENTER ARC W5PAA KW5FAA 288 2 45 1,806 OK WC1SW ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ