Escalon Community Ambulance has listed its calls for service for the period from Wednesday, Jan. 13 through Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Crews responded to:
Heart problems – 1
CVA/Stroke – 0
Breathing problems – 4
Traumatic injury – 1
Other medical problems – 17
Total Patients – 23
Hospital destination:
San Joaquin General – 0
Doctor’s Hospital Manteca – 0
Doctor’s Hospital Modesto – 6
Memorial Medical Center – 8
Kaiser – Modesto – 1
Oak Valley Hospital – 1
Number of patients transported – 16
Number of patients without transport – 7
Emergency: Dizziness, Fainting. You’re sitting at a Cougars football game or standing in the checkout line at Big Boy. Someone says they don’t feel well. If they tell you – a perfect stranger – that they feel weak, ill, or dizzy, you should be dialing 911. They need medical attention. There are many medical causes for these symptoms, like a heart condition, diabetes, low blood sugar, pregnancy, heart attack, or it could be heat-related. Don’t second guess. ECA medics have the training and equipment to sort it out!