Stroke Medical Call on Nielsen Road - Patient Refusal

Summary: A medical emergency was reported as a possible stroke on Nielsen Road, between Nielsen Road and Thielen/Beelen Road in San Bernardino County, California. Medic Ambulance 10A and other units responded to the scene. Upon arrival, responders made patient contact, but the patient refused to extinguish a cigarette, declined assessment and treatment, and did not comply with responders' instructions. The crew subsequently cleared the scene and became available for other calls.