Some calls that Mesquite Fire and Rescue receives are not always included in the report, as a synopsis is not received. To show the amount of work our Fire and Rescue workers do, we are including a weekly roster of stats. There were 64 calls this week:
Abdominal pain 1
Agency assists 2
Assault 1
Breathing 8
Cardiac arrest 3
Chest pain 4
Convulsions 4
Falls 5
Fire 1
Fire alarm 1
Headache 1
Heat/Cold 1
Hemorrhage 1
Overdose 1
Patient transport 18
Sick person 5
Special event 1
Stroke 1
Suicidal person 2
Trauma 1
Unconscious 2
Unknown problem 1
Vehicle fire 1
Welfare check 1
July 5:
Breathing: Rescue 32 responded to a person who fell in parking lot. Person refused treatment and transport. Rescue 32 cleared.
July 6:
Headache: Rescue 31 responded to reports of a patient who was having a severe headache. The patient was transport to a local hospital.
July 7:
Cardiac Arrest: Rescue 11, Rescue 31, and Battalion 3 responded to report of a cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and individual was pronounced dead.
7/7/2018 8:34:32AM Unknown Problem Rescue 11 and Rescue 32 responded to report of an unknown problem. No patient was found.
July 8:
Stroke (CVA): Rescue 31 and Rescue 32 responded to a patient having stroke like symptoms. Patient transported to hospital.
July 9:
Breathing: Rescue 11 and Rescue 32 responded to a person having difficulty breathing. Patient transported to hospital.