Escalon Community Ambulance has listed its calls for service for the period from Wednesday, Dec. 28 through Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Crews responded to:

Fall – 2

Traffic Accident – 2

Behavioral Emergency – 1

Sick Person – 10

Heart problems – 3

Breathing problems – 5

Traumatic Injury – 4

Seizures – 1

Other – 5

Total Patients – 33

Hospital destination:

Doctors Medical Center – 9

Memorial Medical Center – 5

Kaiser Hospital Modesto – 5

Doctors Hospital of Manteca – 2

Oak Valley Hospital – 4

Number of patients transported – 25

Number of patients without transport – 8

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