In this column: MGSHC = Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center; AWH = Aspirus Wausau Hospital; MSCH = Ministry St. Clare’s Hospital; MSJH = Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital; PCNH = Pine Crest Nursing Home; MVA = motor vehicle accident.
January 13
Fire/rescue runs: #7- 8:23 a.m., pickup rollover on Hwy. 51 at MM 216, small amount of fuel leaked out, Rescue 1 assisted med crew with stabilizing vehicle; #8- 9:17 a.m., pickup slid off road on Hwy. 51 south of County Rd. J, one patient transported to MGSHC.
Medic runs: #44- 1:50 a.m., 65yoM, Sturdevant St. to MGSHC, cardiac; #45- 2:46 a.m., 65yoM, MGSHC to AWH, cardiac; #46- 8:01 a.m., Oregon St., no transport; #47- 8:13 a.m., Hwy. 51, no transport, trauma; #48- 9:14 a.m., 45yoF, Hwy. 51, no transport, trauma; #49- 9:15 a.m., 45yoF, Hwy. 51 & J to MGSHC, trauma; #50- 12:18 p.m., 52yoM, Woodbine Ave., on scene care; #51- 6:24 p.m., County Rd. X to MGSHC, medical; #52- 9:41 p.m., 94yoF, W. Taylor St. to MGSHC, medical; #53- 11:52 p.m., 94yoF, MGSHC to W. Taylor St., return patient.
Other activities: fire inspections east side of Merrill.
January 14
Medic runs: #54- 5:04 a.m., 71yoF, PCNH to MGSHC, medical; #55- standby at Hwy. 64 & 107; #56- 10:36 a.m., 33yoM, N. Center Ave. to MGSHC, medical.
Other activities: refresher of the numerous types of difficulties associated with a patient that is pulseless & non-breathing; review skills necessary for these critical patients including CPR, airway control, heart monitor, defibrilation & IV medication.
January 15
Fire/rescue runs: #9- 11:19 a.m., check for CO at N. Mill St. residence, nothing found.
Medic runs: #57- 2:04 a.m., 49yoM, E. 1st St., no transport; #58- 7:58 a.m., 42yoM, Pope Rd. to MGSHC, illness; #60- 10:28 a.m., 57yoF, N. Mill St. to MGSHC, illness; #61- 12:23 p.m., 84yoF, S. Center Ave. to MGSHC, medical; #62- 2:05 p.m., 33yoM, E. 1st St. to MGSHC, medical; #63- 3:23 p.m., 84yoF, MGSHC to S. Center Ave., medical; #64- 7:20 p.m., 70yoF, E. 1st St. to MGSHC, medical; #65- 10:07 p.m., 18yoF, 3rd & Douglas sts. to MGSHC, illness; #66- 11:42 p.m., 46yoF, Genesee St. to MGSHC, trauma.
Other activities: CPR & First Aid class taught to a church group; review & training on airway in the field.
January 16
Medic runs: #67- 9:53 a.m., 89yoF, Glen Dr. to MGSHC, medical; #68- 10:16 a.m., 83yoF, W. Taylor St. to MGSHC, medical; #69- 11:07 a.m., 15yoF, N. Sales St. to MGSHC, cardiac; #70- 2:57 p.m., 73yoF, O’Day St. to MGSHC, medical; #71- 73yoF, W. Taylor St. to MGSHC, medical; #72- 10:07 p.m., 49yoM, E. 1st St. to MGSHC, medical; #73- 10:50 p.m., 65yoF, W. Taylor St. to MGSHC, medical.
Other activities: EMT-paramedic refresher class taught by NTC EMS Division to maintain state of WI certification.
January 17
Medic runs: #74- 12:04 a.m., 49yoM, MGSHC to Jenny Towers, patient assist; #75- 12:29 a.m., 74yoF, MGSHC to W. Taylor St., patient assist; #76- 8:57 a.m., 83yoF, 1st Ave. to MGSHC, medical; #77- 11:15 a.m., 85yoF, O’Day St. to MGSHC, medical; #78- 2:13 p.m., 85yoF, MGSHC to O’Day St., medical; #79- 7:52 p.m., 89yoF, PCNH to MGSHC, trauma; #80- 9:18 p.m., 73yoM, Hwy. 107 to MGSHC, respiratory; #81- 11:40 p.m., 89yoF, MGSHC to PCNH, trauma.
Other activities: annual inspection of personal protective equipment; training on inspections, codes, paper & computer work.
January 18
Fire/rescue runs: #10- 7:51 a.m., report of something smoldering in parking lot of school forest off Hwy. 107, item turned out to be a safe that someone set on fire after breaking into it, sheriff’s dept. treated it as a crime scene, extinguisher used to put out the small fire; #11- 8:10 p.m., fire alarm at T. B. Scott Library, alarm activated as employees were locking up, no fire, alarm reset by custodian; #12- another alarm at library, no fire, faulty detector to be replaced.
Medic runs: #82- 4:10 a.m., 19yoM, Sheriff’s Dept. to MGSHC, medical; #83- 51yoF, Cottage St. to MGSHC, cardiac; #84- 11:56 a.m., N. Memorial Dr., patient assist; #85- 1:17 p.m., 30yoM, E. 6th St. to MGSHC, post surgery; #86- 4:53 p.m., Chippewa St., trauma.
Other activities: review of personal protective equipment; review of all 2011 fire inspections for Merrill Fire Dept.
January 19
Medic runs: #87- 6:42 a.m., 45yoF, MGSHC to MSCH, cardiac; #88- 8:24 a.m., 89yoF, Glen Dr. to MGSHC, medical; #89- 10:46 a.m., 60yoF, Schuster Ln. to MGSHC, medical; #90- 10:58 a.m., 63yoM, O’Day St. to MGSHC, cardiac; #91- 3:03 p.m., 45yoM, E. Main St. to MGSHC, medical.
Other activities: paramedic refresher class at MFD Station #1.