EMERGENCY

DISPATCHES

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

JUNE 10

1:38 a.m. — A 64-year-old man with sepsis and respiratory distress was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. The ambulance returned to Hillsboro at 4:54 a.m., announcing with laughter “the wayward traveler has returned back to town.”

6:42 a.m. — An unconscious 88-year-old man at a home in the 1000 block of Main St. in Marion was taken to NMC Health, formerly Newton Medical Center, by Marion ambulance. Dispatchers initially assigned the call to Hillsboro ambulance, but Marion ambulance attendants said they would handle it instead. The ambulance returned to Marion at 8:36 a.m.

1:21 p.m. — A 75-year-old man with abdominal pain was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to NMC.

2:49 p.m. — Apparently having finished the call to NMC, Marion ambulance attendants told dispatchers they would be returning an unspecified hospice patient to a residence near 130th and Kanza Rds. Hillsboro ambulance attendants announced that they would be going to that address to help lift the patient but would remain available for other calls. The two ambulances were back in their quarters by 3:51 p.m.

7:53 p.m. — A 60-year-old man with chest pains was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to NMC. The ambulance returned to Marion at 9:44 p.m.

JUNE 11

6:26 a.m. — Four of five people involved in a single-vehicle rollover on K-15 at Durham were taken to Salina Regional Health Center — two by Hillsboro ambulance and two by Tampa ambulance. Durham firefighters and Marion ambulance also responded, but Marion ambulance was told before it arrived that it would not be needed.

9:45 a.m. — Marion ambulance verified a death reported at a residence in the 300 block of Grandview St. in Florence.

9:37 p.m. — An uninjured, possibly intoxicated man in his 80s at a residence on Random Rd. at Marion County Lake was helped up by Marion ambulance attendants. He declined to be taken to a hospital. Dispatchers told ambulance attendants that deputies “allegedly” were en route but decided not to respond because the man was not injured and not combative.

10:17 p.m. — Twelve minutes after returning to their station, Marion ambulance attendants were sent to the 700 block of S. Freeborn St. in Marion for a man in his 70s who was not breathing. Hillsboro ambulance also responded but was called off before it arrived when Marion ambulance attendants pronounced the man dead.

10:44 p.m. — En route back to its station, Marion ambulance was diverted to a home in the 500 block of N. Freeborn St. in Marion to take a 65-year-old woman with chest pains to St. Luke.

11:07 p.m. — With Marion ambulance still at St. Luke, Hillsboro ambulance was dispatched for a diabetic man in his 70s who fainted and was reported to be having trouble breathing at a home in the 400 block of N. Vine St. in Peabody. Ambulance attendants asked for Peabody firefighters to be dispatched, and Marion ambulance planned to respond as well. Both did even after a Hillsboro ambulance attendant said they would not be needed because he was “familiar with the patient.” Dispatchers eventually got them to disregard the call. The ambulance stayed at the residence providing unspecified treatment until 12:25 a.m. The man then declined to be taken to a hospital.

11:23 p.m. — Marion firefighters were sent to 700 block of S. Freeborn St. to help funeral home workers lift the body of the man who was pronounced dead there.

THURSDAY

No calls.

FRIDAY

12:45 a.m. — A 30-year-old woman with a high fever, chills, back pain, and a headache at Grand Oaks Apartments in Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

9:35 a.m. — A 97-year-old woman with a headache, slow heartbeat, and low blood pressure at Marion Assisted Living was transferred by Marion ambulance to St. Luke.

SATURDAY

7:34 a.m. — An 88-year-old man complaining of weakness at Bethesda Home in Goessel declined to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance. Goessel first responders were paged but did not answer.

10:53 a.m. — A 44-year-old woman breathing irregularly and drifting in and out of consciousness at a home in the 200 block of N. Elm St. in Peabody was taken to Wesley on an emergency basis by Hillsboro ambulance. The call initially went to Marion ambulance. Hillsboro ambulance also responded and asked for Tampa ambulance to stand by at Canada in case of additional calls. A Tampa ambulance attendant informed dispatchers that only one emergency medical technician was available. The lone EMT was told to go to the Hillsboro ambulance station where a Hillsboro first responder would be paged if needed. Tampa ambulance was sent back to Tampa at 11:42 a.m. Marion ambulance returned to its station at 12:09 p.m.; Hillsboro ambulance, at 2:34 p.m. While Hillsboro ambulance was en route back, a request from HCH to transfer a patient to NMC was withdrawn.

3:53 p.m. — A 75-year-old woman with pneumonia was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from HCH to Wesley. The ambulance returned to Hillsboro at 7:01 p.m.

SUNDAY

7:01 a.m. — A smoking and sparking power line near 320th and Quail Creek Rds. was monitored for nearly two hours by Ramona firefighters until an Evergy crew arrived. At least one of the firefighters could not get to the fire station because of a train blocking a crossing.

7:50 a.m. — An inmate having a seizure at Marion County Jail was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance.

10:25 a.m. — An automated “severe crash” alert generated by jostling of an iPhone west of Wagon Wheel Rd. on 340th Rd. was determined by Tampa ambulance attendants, a sheriff’s deputy, and Lincolnville and Lost Springs firefighters to be a false alarm.

12:30 p.m. — A 70-year-old man whose daughter thought he was confused in the 400 block of N. Plum St. in Peabody declined to be taken to a hospital by Marion ambulance. The call initially went to Hillsboro ambulance but was changed by ambulance attendants.

3:07 p.m. — A report of a possible death at Oakwood Manor apartments was confirmed by Hillsboro ambulance attendants.

MONDAY

5:48 p.m. — A 8-year-old bicyclist who cut an ankle in an accident in the 200 block of N. Lincoln St. in Hillsboro was examined by Hillsboro ambulance attendants but not taken to a hospital.

10:06 p.m. — Marion ambulance was dispatched for an 84-year-old woman who feared she might be suffering an allergic reaction at a house on Valley Rd. at Marion County Lake, but the woman canceled the call before the ambulance arrived.