emergency

dispatches

Broadcasts about these fire and ambulance calls were monitored this past week by the newspaper.

Sept. 4

9:26 p.m. — Goessel fire assisted McPherson County with an injury accident.

wednesday

8:36 a.m. — A resident with a possible broken leg after falling at Peabody Health and Rehab, was taken to Newton Medical Center by Peabody ambulance.

thursday

12:08 a.m. — A patient from St. Luke Hospital was taken by Marion ambulance to Via-Christi in Wichita.

12:50 a.m. — Hillsboro fire was called to Tabor College for reports of fire alarms going off. No fire was found, the alarms were reset.

8:02 a.m. — An elderly male in the 1700 block of 365th was gray in the face, with breathing that sounded like snoring. The caller was performing CPR until Tampa and Marion ambulances arrived at 8:18 a.m., and an EMT determined that the patient had expired.

12:32 p.m. — A diabetic person in the 400 block of S. 4th St., Marion with low blood sugar was taken to St. Luke Hospital by Marion ambulance, Marion fire assisted with lifting

10:24 p.m. — An unresponsive female in the 1800 area of 190th Rd., with stroke history, was taken to St. Francis, Wichita, by Marion ambulance.

friday

12:00 p.m. — A medical alarm from the 400 area of Wagonwheel Rd., was canceled by the alarm company.

4:14 p.m. — An officer requested Tampa ambulance to standby at Quail Creek and 360th for a possible suicide. Officers were then told to respond to the 400 block of W. D St. in Ramona. Patient refused to be taken to a hospital.

6:21 p.m. — Florence and Marion responded to a call that a 50-year-old male was complaining of back pain after a fall in the 100 block of W. 5th St., Florence. Patient was taken to St Luke by Marion ambulance.

saturday

6:29 a.m. — Marion ambulance was called to the 200 block of S. Thorp for an elderly woman with burning sensations in her leg and body. Patient refused to be taken to a hospital.

11:06 a.m. — A 85-year-old male at Parkview Homes, feeling dizzy and feeling like passing out, was taken to Hillsboro Community Hospital by Marion ambulance.

11:56 a.m. — An elderly male in the first block of Park Ave was having difficulty breathing. He was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

1:16 p.m. — A patient from HCH was taken to St. Francis by Hillsboro ambulance.

1:53 p.m. — A patient from HCH was taken to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita by Marion ambulance.

2:46 p.m. — A male who had fallen in the 400 block of N. B St., Ramona, was taken to Abilene Hospital by Tampa ambulance.

7:02 p.m. — A 40-year-old male at Westview Manor in Peabody, who felt unsafe, was taken to Newton Medical Center by Peabody ambulance.

10:28 p.m. — A suicidal female in the 200 block of S. Church St., Goessel, who had taken a full bottle of pills was taken to NMC by Hillsboro ambulance.

sunday

12:56 a.m. — A male in the 100 block W. 7th St. Florence, who was having back pain, was taken to St. Luke by Florence ambulance.

7:55 a.m. — A 69-year-old male at Westview Manor with respiratory issues was taken to NMC by Peabody ambulance.

monday

6:56 a.m. — A patient with shortness of breath at Westview Manor was taken to NMC by Peabody ambulance.

9:29 a.m. — Tampa ambulance responded to a two-vehicle accident on 330th between Jade and Indigo Rds. No one was injured.

10:46 a.m. — A patient from HCH was taken by Hillsboro ambulance to Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.