Fire House Facts
Date:
09/09/2009Summary:
Sunday August 30, 2009 through Saturday September 5, 2009Contact:
The Yuma Fire Department responded to 186 emergency calls for services
- 8 Commercial Assignments
Including: a natural gas line that was hit with a backhoe, and various false alarms - 1 Hazardous Materials Assignment
Including: a strong smell of chemicals inside of a business - 13 Motor Vehicle Crashes (25 total patients)
Including: 1 involving a building - 138 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor)
Including: 4 for difficulty breathing, 7 for chest pain, 18 fall victims, 6 unconscious people, 2 seizure cases, 3 diabetic emergencies, 11 patients with mental problems, 1 possible stroke victim, 3 possible poisoning/overdoses, 3 calls for a child locked inside of a vehicle, 1 heat related emergency, 1 person with their hand stuck in a hide a bed, and misc. other illnesses and injuries. - 26 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments
Including: a small brush fire, 9 response to power poles on fire or wires down during a passing storm, 1 transformer fire with wires down not related to the passing storm, a fire in a postal box, fuel leaking from a vehicle involved in a crash, a cat stuck in a storm drain, , and various alarms
Household Chemicals
Last week the Yuma Fire Department responded to a call for a person that drank from a bottle of household product. Many emergency medical responses have involved exposures to household products or chemicals. Common household cleaners like bleach, ammonia, or detergents can be dangerous and must be used cautiously. Some, especially when mixed, can release toxic vapors and accidental ingestion (usually by small children) can cause serious injury.
Here are some suggestions from the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center:
- Lock up poisonous products and medicines out of reach and out of sight.
- Put products back immediately after use.
- Keep products in original containers.
- Use child-resistant caps, but remember- NOTHING IS CHILD PROOF!
- Read labels and follow directions carefully.
- Do not mix household cleaning products together.
In a medical emergency call 9-1-1 and have the product container or medicine bottle available. If you have questions, you can call the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at 1-800-222-1222 and a poison expert will answer your call.
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