EMERGENCY
DISPATCHES
According to fire and ambulance transmissions, monitored by the newspaper:
dec. 28
12:09 a.m. — Peabody ambulance responded to the 300 block of N. Olive St. for a pregnant 17-year-old girl complaining of severe back pain. Peabody ambulance found a second responder eight minutes after initial page; Hillsboro ambulance was paged during that time and subsequently told to disregard. The girl was not transported.
1:46 a.m. — Marion ambulance transported a woman with elevated blood pressure from Hilltop Manor to St. Luke Hospital.
10:30 a.m. — Tampa fire told residents in 300 block of County Rd. they couldn’t execute a controlled burn because an ordinance prohibits doing so within city limits.
4:03 p.m. — LifeTeam transported a 67-year-old male from a field in the 1200 block of Kanza Rd. in Peabody to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. The man complained of back pain and difficulty breathing after falling from an all-terrain vehicle. His injuries were classified as possibly life-threatening. Peabody ambulance and sheriff’s officers initially responded before LifeTeam was called for transport.
dec. 29
9:16 a.m. — Marion ambulance transported a man having a stroke from the 1100 block of E. Denver St. to St. Luke Hospital.
dec. 30
1:19 p.m. — Marion ambulance transported a 67-year-old woman who dislocated her knee replacement from Hilltop Manor to St. Luke Hospital. Marion fire was paged for lifting assistance.
8:24 p.m. — Marion ambulance assisted an 81-year-old woman who was stuck in a sitting position and could not get up in the 1700 block of Upland St. at Marion County Lake. The woman was not transported.
dec. 31
3:41 p.m. — Hillsboro fire and Hillsboro ambulance responded to a call of smoke coming from the ceiling in the dining room area at Wendy’s. The reported cause of the smoke was the restaurant’s HVAC system.
5:59 p.m. — Peabody fire and ambulance answered a “possible code black” in the 500 block of N. Olive St. Code black is typically a request to attend to a dead body.
6:27 p.m. — With Peabody ambulance on another call, Marion ambulance transported an elderly woman whose head was bleeding after she fell from a step from the 900 block of Remington Rd. to Newton Medical Center.
Thursday
12:45 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported a 37-year-old female complaining of disorientation, body aches, confusion, and vomiting to Hillsboro Community Hospital.
friday
3:12 a.m. — Marion ambulance responded to the 400 block of N. 4th St. for an elderly man in diabetic shock. The man was not transported.
5:36 a.m. — Marion ambulance responded to St. Luke Hospital for a patient transfer request. The newspaper’s system did not record additional transmissions indicating the destination of the ambulance.
10:27 a.m. — Marion ambulance transported an elderly woman who fell from the 1400 block of E. Lawrence St. to St. Luke Hospital.
1:29 p.m. — Peabody firefighters responded to a residential carbon monoxide alarm on Old Mill Rd. between 10th and 20th Rds.
saturday
4:56 p.m. — Lincolnville firefighters responded to the 200 block of Adams St. to investigate a report of an ammonia or natural gas scent.
6:53 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance provided advanced life support transport of a pediatric patient from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Via Christi St. Francis.
11:36 p.m. — When a neighbor reported noticing an emergency light in a residence but was unable to enter, Florence ambulance and firefighters responded to Carriage Manor Apartments. No specific details about the individual’s condition were transmitted during transport to St. Luke Hospital.
sunday
2:12 a.m. — Peabody ambulance transported a woman in her 50s who was dizzy and disoriented after a fall from the 200 block of N. Pine St. to St. Luke Hospital.
10:22 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transported a patient from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Dole VA Medical Center.
monday
4:46 p.m. — Marion ambulance transported a patient from St. Luke Medical Clinic to Wesley Medical Center.