Marks County EMS reports higher run volume; 4 cardiac-arrest patients had return of circulation

Lawrence County commissioners received and filed the December 2024 monthly report from Marks County Emergency Medical Services, which showed an active month with increased run volume and several time-sensitive cardiac cases.

The EMS report showed 1,072 runs for the month and a year-to-date total of 12,622 runs. The presenter reported two trauma alerts and 20 cardiac arrests for the month; staff said they achieved return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) on four of those cardiac-arrest patients. The report also listed 10 STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) alerts; nine of those met the first medical-contact-to-balloon standard, and the one that did not was attributed to a patient located about 17 miles from the receiving hospital.

Why it matters: EMS run volume and performance on time-sensitive cardiac events are key measures of pre-hospital care capacity. ROSC and timely STEMI treatment can affect survival and outcomes.

Discussion and next steps: Commissioners thanked EMS staff for their work and noted the service is approaching full staffing. The commission voted to receive and file the report (Commissioner Finley: yes; Commissioner Holiday: yes; Commissioner Copley: yes). The report was submitted as the December 2024 AMS monthly report; detailed incident-level data and the full written report were transmitted to the county but are not printed in the transcript.

Ending: The commission recorded the monthly report and moved on to other agenda items; staff indicated ongoing staffing and operational monitoring.