Jan Basinger: Bluffton EMS registered 489 total runs in 2011
It was a very busy year for Bluffton EMS. Jan Basinger, chief, provided The Icon with the 2011 annual run totals. Here's a summary of the year:
The department responded to 475 calls, transported 343 patients and had 143 no transport runs for a total of 489 runs for the year.
The busiest month was June with 60 calls. The majority of all calls - 376 - were medical related. The department responded to 51 fire calls. Ten of its calls resulted in a Life Flight run.
To view the entire 2011 EMS run list, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
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