Common Calls on Halloween

[Tmurphy]

Hey everyone,

I was just curious what you all think the most common calls for EMS are on Halloween? Do you have a particular call that you remember on this day?

[spenac]

Stubbed toes, sneezed last week, same as any day with a rare true emergency thrown in. So no difference.

[chaser]

...the most common calls for EMS are on Halloween?...

DX code: COD 532.5

Most presented on parents "checking their kid's candy".

"candy overdose"

Happy Halloween all!!

[Chief1C]

First aid walk in's, and hay bail fires.

The younger kids fall, and the older kids turn into arsonists.

[FireMedic65]

Not really much difference on Halloween from any other night. Maybe a few stomach pain from too much candy or kids falling and scraping hands/knees.

[itxtme]

I went to an adult patient that was (his words) "intoxicated with ice-cream" last night!! No costume though

[croaker260]

TONS of alcohol related silliness and alcohol ODs down town.

One year I had a guy showing off jump over a railing, not realizing the ground was 12 feet below!

Occasional minor injuries from running through the graveyard and tripping.

A lot of taser deployments, batteries, and "assist PD" calls.

Alcohol related wrecks.

etc etc etc.

The thing about here in Idaho is, Halloween is just about the time the first real cold snap hits. So Ive had it snow on Halloween before. The colder it is , the less stupidity you go on. This last Halloween it was unseasonably warm until about 4 AM, then it got real cold for some reason (20's). So it was pretty busy. That and it was a weekend.

Me? For once I just went out with the lil kids trick or treating, then fell asleeep at midnight cuddled up watching "casper".

Doe sthat mean I'm getting old?

LOL!

[ambodriver]

Had quite a few beat dowms

[funkytomtom]

100% of my calls on Halloween involved alcohol. Although I don't know if you could really peg that as unusual...being that most of my calls involve alcohol anyways. Treating people in costumes is something new anyways!

[CBEMT]

All ETOH, and one ETOH-related injury.