EMERGENCY

DISPATCHES

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

SEPT. 22

1:25 p.m. — An 80-year-old woman who fell on S. 3rd St. west of Marion National Bank declined to be taken to a hospital by Marion ambulance.

2:47 p.m. — A 5-year-old boy with a head injury and receiving cardiac monitoring was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

5:43 p.m. — A 29-year-old man with acute alcohol withdrawal was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from HCH to Wesley.

7:35 p.m. — A 72-year-old man with stroke-like symptoms at a home in the 200 block of Adams St. in Lincolnville was taken to Salina Regional Medical Center by Marion ambulance. Lincolnville first responders arrived within seven minutes and provided care until the ambulance arrived six minutes later.

9:27 p.m. — Nearly a dozen Hillsboro firefighters checked on a carbon monoxide alarm and a foul-smelling substance bubbling up from a shower at an Oakwood Manor apartment in Hillsboro. Firefighters determined that the detector and gurgling shower were things the resident should discuss with department maintenance personnel in the morning.

11:49 p.m. — A 50-year-old woman with an unspecified condition was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to NMC Health, Newton.

SEPT. 23

9:41 a.m. — A weak and confused 72-year-old woman at an apartment in the 400 block of S. Washington St. in Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

4:32 p.m. — A 77-year-old woman who fell at an Indian Guide Terrace apartment in Peabody declined to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance. Dispatchers were unable to provide an apartment number but said a caller would help medics find the correct apartment once they arrived 27 minutes after being called.

4:50 p.m. — A 35-year-old patient complaining of stomach pain and diarrhea at a home in the 200 block of W. 11th St. in Florence was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance, which arrived 15 minutes after being called.

7:48 p.m. — A report of a natural gas odor at a home in the 600 block of E. Marion Ave. in Goessel was checked by Goessel firefighters, but no action appeared to have been necessary.

THURSDAY

1:04 p.m. — A leaking gas meter struck by a lawn mower on the Tabor College campus across from Ampride on D St. in Hillsboro was rendered safe within 11 minutes by Hillsboro firefighters, who cordoned off the area pending arrival of an Atmos Energy crew.

4:26 p.m. — A 66-year-old woman with swollen legs and unable to walk for several days at an Oakwood Manor apartment was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

5:05 p.m. — An ambulance supervisor based in Hillsboro stood by for an unreported time at a football game in Hillsboro.

7:20 p.m. — A 66-year-old woman with anemia was transferred by a backup ambulance based in Hillsboro from HCH to Wesley.

7:29 p.m. — A fire alarm at the Jost Hall dormitory on the Tabor College campus was determined by Hillsboro firefighters to have been a false alarm.

10:25 p.m. — A 61-year-old man with an infectious disease requiring surgery was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to Wesley.

FRIDAY

1:56 a.m. — An 89-year-old man who fell at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro declined to be taken to a hospital by a backup ambulance based in Hillsboro.

6:46 a.m. — A 91-year-old woman having trouble breathing at a home near 190th and Kanza Rds. was taken to St. Luke by a backup ambulance based in Hillsboro.

5:48 p.m. — A broken gas line in a back yard in the 200 block of N. Washington St. in Hillsboro was pinched off within 20 minutes by Hillsboro firefighters, one of whom remained pending arrival of an Atmos Energy crew at 7:03 p.m.

6:34 p.m. — A backup ambulance based in Hillsboro stood by until 8:19 p.m. at a football game in Peabody.

6:52 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance stood by until 9:23 p.m. at a football game in Hillsboro.

8:24 p.m. — A 73-year-old woman complaining of back pain after falling off a chair at a home in Pilsen was taken to Wesley by Marion ambulance. Lincolnville first responders arrived a minute after the ambulance, 18 minutes after being dispatched.

SATURDAY

12:57 p.m. — A backup ambulance based in Hillsboro stood by until 3:53 p.m. for a football game at Tabor College.

11:47 p.m. — A smoke alarm at Lincoln VI Hall townhouses at Tabor College was determined by Hillsboro firefighters to have been caused by a cooking accident.

SUNDAY

1:30 a.m. — A 72-year-old woman with a small bowel obstruction was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to Wesley.

5:58 p.m. — Marion ambulance was dispatched to stand by at the request of law enforcement near 340th Rd. and the railroad tracks in Lost Springs, but the call was canceled before the ambulance arrived.

6:47 p.m. — A 77-year-old woman who nicked her leg at a Grand Oaks apartment in Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

MONDAY

11:12 a.m. — A 63-year-old woman weak and shaky after being seen by a physician for a foot infection earlier in the day was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance from a home in the 400 block of S. Cedar St. in Hillsboro.

3:50 p.m. — An uncontained trash fire in a yard near Sycamore and Division Sts. in Peabody was extinguished within 11 minutes by Peabody
firefighters.

4:23 p.m. — An 88-year-old man was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to Salina Regional for a neurological workup.

5:39 p.m. — A backup ambulance based in Hillsboro stood by until 7:28 p.m. at a football game in Marion.

10:32 p.m. — A 74-year-old woman who fell and may have broken her leg at a home in the 300 block of E. Marion Ave. in Goessel was taken to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance. Goessel first responders arrived within eight minutes and cared for the patient until the ambulance arrived 11 minutes later.

10:38 p.m. — A fire alarm at Jost Hall student housing for Tabor College campus was determined to be caused by a smoke detector too near steam from a shower.

11:04 p.m. — A 66-year-old man who fell and hit his head at a home in the 500 block of S. Cedar St. in Marion declined to be taken to a hospital by Marion ambulance.