EMERGENCY

DISPATCHES

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

JULY 8

1:15 a.m. — An 83-year-old woman reportedly suffering from lockjaw at Peabody Health and Rehab was taken to NMC Health, formerly Newton Medical Center, then back to Peabody Health and Rehab by Hillsboro ambulance.

2:54 a.m. — Heading back to its station, Hillsboro ambulance was dispatched to Hillsboro Community Hospital to transfer a 54-year-old man who suffered a stroke to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. However, at 3:04 a.m., the call was canceled, and a Lifesafe helicopter ambulance arrived to transfer the patient at 4:03 a.m.

6:56 a.m. — Presumably the patient taken from Peabody earlier in the night was taken back to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance, The call originally was assigned to Marion ambulance.

9:35 a.m. — Before Hillsboro firefighters arrived, a fire alarm at Hillsboro Community Child Care Center was determined to be a false alarm caused by a cleaning crew.

10:28 a.m. — Fire in an unoccupied van at 330th and Indigo Rds. was extinguished within 50 minutes by Tampa and Durham firefighters. The van was towed.

2:07 p.m. — Peabody firefighters spent 10 minutes watering down the city’s ball field.

2:18 p.m. — A 91-year-old woman who suffered a heart attack was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from HCH to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

JULY 9

11:41 a.m. — A grass fire started by a spark from an electric substation just west of Lost Springs on 340th Rd. was extinguished within 12 minutes by Lost Springs firefighters.

11:59 a.m. — Using a backup vehicle, Hillsboro ambulance attendants transferred a patient from an unreported location to McPherson Center for Health.

1:07 p.m. — Marion ambulance was dispatched to St. Luke Clinic, Marion, for someone who had fallen inside the clinic, but the call was canceled by St. Luke before the ambulance arrived.

3:50 p.m. — A 72-year-old man with bowel obstruction was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to McPherson Center for Health.

4:06 p.m. — With Marion ambulance headed to McPherson, a backup ambulance from Hillsboro was dispatched along with Marion firefighters for what was described as a rollover accident on Sunflower Rd. north of 140th Rd. The driver involved reportedly suffered a cut thumb and declined to be taken to a hospital. Before that was known, ambulance attendants had wanted Tampa ambulance to stand by in case of additional calls, but dispatchers reported that it was not available.

10:53 p.m. — A 73-year-old man with cardiac issues was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to Wesley.

THURSDAY

8:07 p.m. — An uninjured 86-year-old woman who fell from a wheelchair at a home in the 800 block of Hudson St. in Marion was helped up by her granddaughter before Marion ambulance arrived.

10:02 p.m. — A 52-year-old woman with kidney failure was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to NMC Health.

FRIDAY

9:57 a.m. — A 90-year-old man slipping in an out of consciousness after vomiting at a farmhouse on 47th Terr. between Arrow and Clover Rds. was taken to Susan B. Allen Hospital, El Dorado, by Marion ambulance. An ambulance supervisor based in Hillsboro also responded. Burns first responders were dispatched but did not answer.

2:26 p.m. — A 77-year-old man having trouble breathing at a home in the 400 block of E. 4th St. in Peabody was taken to HCH by Marion ambulance. An ambulance supervisor also responded.

4:01 p.m. — Returning from Hillsboro, Marion ambulance was sent to St. Luke to transport to Wesley a 76-year-old man with atrial fibrillation.

4:31 p.m. — An unresponsive 52-year-old man at Peabody Health and Rehab was taken to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance. An ambulance supervisor also responded. Peabody firefighters helped lift the patient. Tampa ambulance stood by in Hillsboro until 6:53 p.m. in case of additional calls.

8:50 p.m. — Hillsboro firefighters checked what turned out to be a mistaken report of natural gas being smelled at Oakwood Manor Apartments in Hillsboro.

SATURDAY

12:52 a.m. — A 22-year-old motorcycle rider was killed when he attempted to pass another vehicle and collided head-on with a 2019 Toyota Camry driven by a 19-year-old Wichita woman who declined to be taken to a hospital. Marion and Hillsboro ambulances, an ambulance supervisor, and Florence firefighters were dispatched. Tampa ambulance initially was told to stand by at Canada in case of additional calls, but it and Hillsboro ambulance were quickly told to stand down.

1:32 p.m. — An 86-year-old man with pneumonia was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from Salem Home, Hillsboro, to HCH.

6:10 p.m. — One person was killed, and another later taken to a hospital after a car-semi accident on US-50 west of Nighthawk Rd. Marion and Hillsboro ambulances and Peabody firefighters were dispatched. Tampa ambulance initially was ordered to stand by in Marion in case of additional calls, but it and Marion ambulance, limited to first response status with just one attendant available, were told to stand down after firefighters’ attempts at cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the victim proved ineffective. Sheriff’s deputies directed traffic until 10:45 p.m.

9:46 p.m. — A 92-year-old man injured in the car-semi accident near Peabody was taken to St. Luke after he became ill upon returning to the 200 block of N. 3rd St. in Marion. An attendant from Hillsboro ambulance joined the lone Marion ambulance attendant to take him to St. Luke.

10:26 p.m. — Marion and Hillsboro police and Hillsboro firefighters using a drone and thermal imaging searched for 1¼ hours for a 9-year-old boy with autism who wandered away from his home in the 100 block of S. Lincoln St. before the boy was found nearby by a family member.

SUNDAY

7:30 a.m. — A 34-year-old man with a fever, high blood pressure, and a declining cognitive state at Peabody Health and Rehab was taken to NMC Health by a backup ambulance based in Hillsboro. With Marion ambulance apparently not fully staffed, Tampa ambulance stood by in Hillsboro until 10:08 a.m. in case of additional calls.

9:10 a.m. — Tampa ambulance and Marion ambulance as a first-response unit were dispatched to the front of Marion’s police station for a report of a man in his 80s drifting in and out of consciousness. He declined to be taken to a hospital, but ambulance attendants informed HCH that he would be arriving there in a private vehicle.

10:44 a.m. — Marion firefighters asked that St. Luke be notified that a “very ill” patient with “serious issues” would be coming to its emergency room via private vehicle.

11:40 p.m. — Marion firefighters and Hillsboro ambulance were dispatched for a wreck at the US-56/77/K-150 roundabout. Hillsboro ambulance attendants asked that the lone attendant in Marion ambulance also be dispatched, but dispatchers replied that a Marion officer said no ambulances would be needed. Three minutes later, however, the driver of a vehicle involved asked that an ambulance be summoned. Marion ambulance as a first-response unit and Hillsboro ambulance both were dispatched. One person was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance with a Hillsboro attendant filling in. Four others involved in the accident declined to be taken to a hospital.

MONDAY

4:44 p.m. — A 90-year-old man drifting in an out of consciousness at a ranch on 47th Terr. between Arrow and Clover Rds. declined to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance. Burns first responders were paged but did not answer. With Marion ambulance apparently unavailable, Tampa ambulance was ordered to stand by in Hillsboro until 5:57 p.m. in case of additional calls while Hillsboro ambulance made the 70-mile round trip to rural Burns.