Aurora stroke survivor credits remarkable recovery to mobile stroke unit [Video]

AURORA, Colo. — May is stroke awareness month and Colorado is home to two of just a handful of mobile stroke units across the country.

The units allow first responders to provide immediate care to stroke victims as soon as paramedics arrive, sometimes the victim can bypass the emergency room.

Peter Ryan suffered a stroke at the Aurora Hills Golf Course on April 8 and credits his remarkable recovery to the unit.

“The right side of my face went slack. And I couldn’t move anything on the right side of my body,” Ryan said. “My boss called 911 because apparently I was speaking gibberish.”

Emergency dispatchers sent out Aurora’s mobile stroke unit from UCHealth.

“We get out on this golf course and our patients sitting on the ground with coworkers, Aurora fires on scene, Falks on scene and they’re all doing their assessments. And then we hop in,” said Devin …