Table 3 Dispatch priority vs EMS triage per incident type

Abdominal pain

44 (24.9%)

133 (75.1%)

177

1,275 (9.7%)

11,844 (90.3%)

13119

13,296

75.1%

9.7%

96.7%

Accidental injury - domestic

306 (28.5%)

769 (71.5%)

1,075

852 (14.6%)

5,003 (85.5%)

5855

6,930

71.5%

14.6%

73.6%

Accidental injury - industrial

69 (33.1%)

139 (66.8%)

208

118 (15.8%)

627 (84.1%)

745

953

66.8%

15.8%

63.1%

Accidental injury - sports

50 (29.0%)

122 (70.9%)

172

103 (13.5%)

658 (86.5%)

761

933

70.9%

13.5%

67.3%

Allergic reactions

27 (21.1%)

101 (78.9%)

128

61 (7.3%)

775 (92.7%)

836

964

78.9%

7.3%

69.3%

Animal bites

46 (22.1%)

162 (77.9%)

208

129 (6.9%)

1,734 (93.1%)

1863

2,071

77.9%

6.9%

73.7%

Assault

3252 (36.9%)

5,544 (63.0%)

8,796

2328 (12.5%)

16,348 (87.5%)

18676

27,472

63.0%

12.5%

41.7%

Burns

162 (38.5%)

259 (61.5%

421

184 (16.9%)

906 (83.1%)

1090

1,511

61.5%

16.9%

53.2%

Chest pain

1433 (45.45%)

1,718 (54.5%)

3,151

86 (28.7%)

214 (71.3%)

300

3,451

54.5%

28.7%

5.7%

Seizures

4,241 (41.7%)

5,927 (58.2%)

10,168

182 (26.3%)

511 (73.7%)

693

10,861

58.3%

26.3%

4.1%

Diabetes

977 (50.5%)

956 (49.5%)

1,933

95 (29.8%)

224 (70.2%)

319

2,252

49.5%

29.8%

8.9%

Submersion incidents

28 (49.1%)

29 (50.9%)

57

5 (14.3%)

30 (85.7%)

35

92

50.9%

14.3%

15.2%

Electrocution

22 (56.4%)

17 (43.6%)

39

2 (28.56%)

5 (71.4%)

7

46

43.6%

28.6%

8.3%

Haemorrhage

150 (29.89%)

352 (70.1%)

502

691 (15.1%)

3,875 (84.9%)

4565

5,067

70.1%

15.1%

82.1%

Heart related problems

355 (41.8%)

495 (58.2%)

850

82 (24.3%)

256 (75.7%)

338

1,188

58.2%

24.3%

18.8%

Environmental Exposure

7 (29.2%)

17 (70.8%)

24

6 (11.5%)

46 (88.5%)

52

76

70.8%

11.5%

46.2%

Gynaecology

97 (13.6%)

617 (86.4%)

714

330 (11.5%)

2,541 (88.5%)

2871

3,585

86.4%

11.5%

77.3%

Obstetrics

345 (10.8%)

2,858 (89.2%)

3,203

949 (6.6%)

13,341 (93.4%)

14290

17,493

89.2%

6.6%

73.3%

Psychiatry

86 (45.7%)

102 (54.3%)

188

192 (18.1%)

871 (81.9%)

1,063

1,251

54.3%

18.1%

69.1%

Motor vehicle accidents

2,757 (32.0%)

5,842 (67.9%)

8599

11 (15.9%)

58 (84.1%)

69

8,668

68.0%

15.9%

0.4%

Musculoskeletal complaint

92 (33.00%)

187 (67.0%)

279

1,483 (17.8%)

6,834 (82.2%)

8,317

8,596

67.0%

17.8%

94.2%

Neurological complaint

1,696 (40.6%)

2,480 (59.4%)

4176

1,806 (20.4%)

7,070 (79.7%)

8,876

13,052

59.4%

20.4%

51.6%

Respiratory complaint

8,611 (39.5%)

13,166 (60.5%)

21777

3,296 (31.0%)

7,350 (69.0%)

10,646

32,423

60.5%

31.0%

27.7%

Vomiting/Diarrhea

178 (25.40%)

523 (74.6%)

701

2,461 (17.0%)

12,019 (83.0%)

14,480

15,181

74.6%

17.0%

93.3%

Pain (noncardiac)

556 (34.5%)

1,057 (65.5%)

1613

7,028 (14.8%)

40,330 (85.2%)

47,358

48,971

65.5%

14.8%

92.7%

Patient unresponsive

2,165 (45.7%)

2,576 (54.3%)

4741

30 (26.6%)

83 (73.5%)

113

4,854

54.3%

26.6%

1.4%

Self Harm

1,075 (43.7%)

1,383 (56.3%)

2458

362 (19.1%)

1,530 (80.9%)

1,892

4,350

56.3%

19.1%

25.2%

Fever

270 (32.9%)

550 (67.1%)

820

971 (18.3%)

4,341 (81.7%)

5,312

6,132

67.1%

18.3%

78.2%

Other

165 (40.4%)

243 (59.6%)

408

101 (22.5%)

347 (77.5%)

448

856

59.6%

22.5%

38.0%