A report of a man falling from his wheelchair in the middle of the road in Rarden Township quickly turned into a major medical response Friday evening.
The initial call came in just before 5 p.m. with concern that the man may have suffered a broken hip.
Dispatch first tried to send Squad 10, but there was no response, so Squad 2 was paged to cover the call.
Firefighters were also requested for a possible lift assist.
Union Fire Department did not respond, so Otway firefighters were paged instead and headed to the scene.
Then the situation escalated.
Around 5:15 p.m., responders requested a medical helicopter.
Otway firefighters began setting up a landing zone at Otway Park while dispatch checked available aircraft.
MedFlight 1 responded from Chillicothe with an estimated arrival time of about 23 minutes. Air Evac had a longer estimated response time.
Squad 2 headed to the landing zone while Otway firefighters prepared the area for the helicopter.
MedFlight landed shortly before 6 p.m.
The patient was then flown to Cabell Huntington Hospital for treatment.
The available report does not give an update on his condition or confirm the exact nature of his injuries.
