Fire Blotter, June 13

Total Calls this period: 95

EMS/Rescue: 73

Fire/Hazardous Conditions: 4

Service/Good Intent/False: 18

On June 3, paramedics were dispatched to a woman fallen. They arrived to find an 88-year-old female lying on the ground and bleeding from the nose and mouth. Her husband told medics that she was walking out through the door and tripped. She was unable to catch herself and fell forward landing on the concrete. Her husband said she hit her face on the concrete but did not lose consciousness. The patient said that she could not remember what happened and that she had pain in her neck, along her spine and in her right arm and shoulder. Medics took special precautions to protect her neck and spine and transported her to the hospital.

On June 4, paramedics were called to a 32-year-old female complaining of head pain caused by a fall. She and her 6-year-old son were putting a paddle boat in the water coming down a three foot bulkhead. She said that she was walking backwards and tripped over something, fell back and hit her head. She remembers tripping and then seeing her son who looked worried. The boy went up and got his grandparents, who called 911. Medics took special precautions to protect her head and spine, treated and transported her to the hospital.

On June 5, paramedics were dispatched to a woman down.  A 76-year-old woman was walking around a local department store when she suddenly loss consciousness and struck her head on the ground. The patient’s husband said she was only unconscious for about a minute, and she did not have any seizure like activity. She had a bump on the left side of her forehead with some bleeding. Medics transported her to the hospital for further evaluation.

On June 6, paramedics were dispatched to a 46-year-old male complaining of chest pain. He started having a "tearing pain" that occasionally radiated to his jaw and leg two days prior to the incident. He said he was very sweaty when the pain came back while he was just outside relaxing. He also felt short of breath and nauseous. Medics treated and transported him to the hospital for further evaluation.

On June 7, paramedics were called to a 45-year-old female with severe pain in her lower lumbar. She said that while lying in bed the previous night, she experienced a sudden onset of severe pain in her lower lumbar area. The pain was not too bad as long as she remained on her side and didn't attempt to move. However whenever she moved, the pain became "unbearable".  Her father called 911. The patient, without prompting, attempted to shift her body slightly and immediately experienced extreme back pain then after a few moments the pain resolved.

The patient was located on the second floor of the house with a stairway that had two sharp bends in it.  Medics knew getting her down the stairs was going to be quite painful so they spent extended time managing her pain and carefully preparing her to be transported. Medics started an IV and administered pain medication which helped considerably. The patient was only comfortable on her side and could not tolerate being rolled to her back. Medics treated and transported her to the hospital.

On June 8, firefighters were dispatched to a break in a water line. The reporting party said that water was spraying 20 feet into the air and onto power lines. Engine 59 arrived to find a 1-inch water line break. Water was shooting into the air coming in contact with cable and telephone lines. Firefighters were unable to locate the shutoff for the line. The water company was called to come out to secure the line and fix the problem.