Table 3 Distribution by patient acuity for origin of EMS activation n(%)
Origin of EMS activation | Routine (green) | Non-urgent (yellow) | Urgent (orange) | Life-threatening (red) | Dead (blue) | No triage | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary EMS Activation1 | 13 253 (66.6) | 21 931 (56.40) | 6 913 (30.6) | 1 245 (26.4) | 320 (89.1) | 669 (67.0) | 44 331 (50.7) |
Primary Facility | 4 159 (20.9) | 11 525 (29.6) | 10 223 (45.3) | 1 478 (31.4) | 26 (7.2) | 169 (16.9) | 27 580 (31.5) |
Secondary Facility | 1 591 (8.0) | 3 933 (10.1) | 4 465 (19.8) | 1 892 (40.2) | 10 (2.8) | 112 (11.2) | 12 003 (13.7) |
Tertiary Facility | 901 (4.5) | 1 525 (3.9) | 973 (4.3) | 92 (2.0) | 3 (0.8) | 49 (4.9) | 3 543 (4.1) |
Total | 19Â 904 (22.8) | 38Â 914 (44.5) | 22Â 574 (25.8) | 4Â 707 (5.4) | 359 (0.4) | 999 (1.1) | 87 457 |
Not Transported2 | 256 (19.5) | 215 (16.3) | 54 (4.1) | 31 (2.4) | 256 (19.5) | 503 (38.2) | 1 315 |