MULTIPLE CASES OF HEAT EXHAUSTION, POSSIBLE INTOXICATION AND FAINTING AT CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS PARADE AND RALLY, CHICAGO

    THU JUN 18 2015 ~9:48 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE HEAT EXHAUSTION PATIENTS/EMS CALLS
    MICHIGAN AVE AND MONROE ST CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH SYNCOPAL EPISODES AND POSSIBLE DEHYDRATION.

    BIKE TEAMS AND MED CARTS ON SCENE.

    MULTIPLE PEOPLE FAINTING WITH POSSIBLE DEHYDRATION. AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE DOWN AT MICHIGAN AVE AND MONROE ST CHICAGO. CFD CREWS RESPONDING WITH AMBULANCES AND WATER. 9 PATIENTS WAITING FOR TRIAGE. 5 AMBULANCES ENROUTE AT ABOUT 9:45 AM.

    HIGH HUMIDITY APPARENTLY CAUSING HEAT EXHAUSTION
    HUMIDITY 88%
    WIND SPEED W 9 MPH
    BAROMETER 29.94 IN (1013.4 MB)
    DEWPOINT 70°F (21°C)
    VISIBILITY 10.00 MI
    LAST UPDATE 18 JUN 9:51 AM CDT

    PUTTING REFUSALS TO THE SIDE -- TAKING PRIORITY FOR PATIENTS THAT NEED TRANSPORTS.

    UNRESPONSIVE PATIENT AT MADISON AND MICHIGAN AT 9:59 AM.

    POSSIBLE MULTIPLE CASES OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION.

    MULTIPLE PATIENTS AT 116 MICHIGAN.

    EMS TRANSPORT BUS IS STAGING AT MICHIGAN AND ADAMS (ASSIGNED AT 10:07 AM).

    SOME PATIENTS BEING TRANSPORTED TO MERCY.

    TWO MORE PATIENTS DOWN AT MICHIGAN AND MONROE AT 10:28 AM.

    AMBULANCES MAKING A CIRCUIT ROUTE FROM STAGING TO HOSPITAL AND BACK AT 10:33 AM.

    A73 RESPONDING FOR 2 PATIENTS AT DES PLAINES AND MONROE AT 10:33 AM.

    PATIENT AT 100 S MICHIGAN AT 10:34 AM.

    BIKE TEAM 6 ASKING FOR AT MICHIGAN AND MONROE.

    PATIENT DOWN MAIN ENTRANCE AT MCFETRIDGE DR.

    PATIENT DOWN MONROE AND DEARBORN AT 10:51 AM.

    E19 AND A25 WITH A PATIENT AT VAN BUREN AND MICHIGAN AVE AT 10:52 AM.

    BIKE TEAM 6 HAS A PATIENT WITH A PANIC ATTACK A STATE AND MONROE.

    A151 RESPONDING TO PATIENT DOWN AT NORTH SIDE OF MCFETRIDGE DR AT 11:00 AM.

    MEDCART 4 GOING TO 8 S MICHIGAN AT 11:05 AM.

    A155 TO THE PALMER HOUSE AT A155 STUCK AT MADISON AND CLARK.

    BIKE TEAM 3 AND MEDCART 4 GOING TO MICHIGAN AND ADAMS.

    MICHIGAN AND MONROE UNDERAGE ETOH PATIENTS -- NEED AN AMBULANCE FOR TRANSPORT AT 11:26 AM.

    PATIENT DOWN 70 E MONROE.

    PATIENT DOWN AT  COLUMBUS AND CONGRESS FOR BIKE TEAM 3 AT 11:41 AM.

    BIKE TEAM 5 TO ADAMS AND MONROE FOR THE PERSON DOWN FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THE MCDONALDS AT 11:59 AM.

    UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): ALS E ??  ALS E8

    TRUCK(S): T ?? TL ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD ?? CV279

    CHIEF(S): BC ?? 215  2-1-21  2-1-25

    EMS: A163 A161 A162 "SPECIAL EVENTS AMBULANCE" A157  FC457  FC451  FIELD DIVISION CHIEF 4-4-12  A19 A72  A22  A43  A4  A19  A1  A14

    BIKE TEAMS: BIKE TEAM 1, BIKE TEAM 2, BIKE TEAM 3, BIKE TEAM 4, BIKE TEAM 5, BIKE TEAM 6

    MEDCART 2, MEDCART 4, MEDCART 5

    SPECIAL: COOLING BUS, EMS TRANSPORT BUS 8-8-12 (MICHIGAN AND ADAMS)
    TREATMENT OXYGEN BUS 8-8-11

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