Staff
Thursday, January 2, 2014 3:33 am

The Lebanon Rescue Department responded to 48 calls for service in December 2013 and treated 73 patients.

The following is a breakdown of the 48 calls for December 2013:

• Traffic Accidents: 10
• Assaults: 6
• Cardiac Emergencies: 6
• General Illness: 5
• Seizures: 4
• Respiratory Emergencies: 2
• Carbon Monoxide Calls: 2
• Diabetic Emergencies: 2
• Patient Fallen with Injuries: 2
• Mutual Aid to Neighboring Towns: 2
• Public Assists: 2
• Burn Victim: 1
• Choking Victim: 1
• Overdose: 1
• Stand by at Fire Scene: 1
• Stroke Victim: 1

Thirty-three patients went to the hospital. The following is a breakdown of the hospitals:

Frisbie Memorial Hospital            15

• Goodall Hospital                             8
• Wentworth Douglas Hospital      6
• Maine Medical Center                    4

The department had a total of 823 patients and incidents in 2013. This is up from 806 in 2012.