Table 2 Motor vehicle crash incidents by medical priority dispatch Code (MPDS) and lights and sirens ambulance (L&S) response
MPDS dispatch code | Not L&S | L&S | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brief descriptor | n | n | n | Col % | |
29D1 | Major incident | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.1% |
29D1V | Major incident, multiple patients | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
29D1b | Major incident—bus | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.1% |
29D1d | Major incident—train | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% |
29D1f | Major incident—multiple vehicle (≥ 10) pile-up | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
29D2 | High mechanism | 257 | 78 | 335 | 2.8% |
29D2k | High mechanism—all-terrain/snowmobile | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
29D2l | High mechanism- vehicle v. bicycle/motorcycle | 905 | 247 | 1,152 | 9.6% |
29D2m | High mechanism—vehicle v. pedestrian | 672 | 169 | 841 | 7.0% |
29D2n | High mechanism—ejection | 80 | 34 | 114 | 1.0% |
29D2p | High mechanism—rollovers | 377 | 67 | 444 | 3.7% |
29D2r | High mechanism—possible death at scene | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
29D3 | HAZMAT | 67 | 10 | 77 | 0.6% |
29D3U | HAZMAT, unknown number of patients | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% |
29D3V | HAZMAT, multiple patients | 19 | 3 | 22 | 0.2% |
29D3X | HAZMAT, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
29D3Y | HAZMAT, multiple patients and additional response required | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
29D4 | Trapped victim | 338 | 126 | 464 | 3.9% |
29D4U | Trapped victim, unknown number of patients | 59 | 23 | 82 | 0.7% |
29D4V | Trapped victim, multiple patients | 124 | 64 | 188 | 1.6% |
29D4X | Trapped victim, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% |
29D4Y | Trapped victim, multiple patients and additional response required | 28 | 21 | 49 | 0.4% |
29D4n | Trapped victim, ejection | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
29D5 | Not alert | 325 | 153 | 478 | 4.0% |
29D5U | Not alert, unknown number of patients | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.1% |
29D5V | Not alert, multiple patients | 47 | 21 | 68 | 0.6% |
29D5X | Not alert, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
29D5Y | Not alert, multiple patients and additional response required | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% |
29D5m | Not alert, vehicle v. pedestrian | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
29D5n | Not alert, ejection | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.1% |
29B1 | Injuries | 2,098 | 237 | 2,335 | 19.5% |
29B1U | Injuries, unknown number of patients | 41 | 8 | 49 | 0.4% |
29B1V | Injuries, multiple patients | 470 | 56 | 526 | 4.4% |
29B1X | Injuries, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.1% |
29B1Y | Injuries, multiple patients and additional response required | 57 | 5 | 62 | 0.5% |
29B2 | Serious haemorrhage | 126 | 31 | 157 | 1.3% |
29B2V | Serious haemorrhage, multiple patients | 23 | 3 | 26 | 0.2% |
29B2X | Serious haemorrhage, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
29B2Y | Serious haemorrhage, multiple patients and additional response required | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.1% |
29B3 | Other hazards | 589 | 76 | 665 | 5.6% |
29B3U | Other hazards, unknown number of patients | 71 | 8 | 79 | 0.7% |
29B3V | Other hazards, multiple patients | 214 | 29 | 243 | 2.0% |
29B3X | Other hazards, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.1% |
29B3Y | Other hazards, multiple patients and additional response required | 33 | 4 | 37 | 0.3% |
29B4 | Unknown status/Other codes not applicable | 2,054 | 185 | 2,239 | 18.7% |
29B4U | Unknown status/Other codes not applicable, unknown number of patients | 429 | 36 | 465 | 3.9% |
29B4V | Unknown status/Other codes not applicable, multiple patients | 442 | 37 | 479 | 4.0% |
29B4X | Unknown status/Other codes not applicable, unknown number of patients and additional response required | 29 | 4 | 33 | 0.3% |
29B4Y | Unknown status/Other codes not applicable, multiple patients and additional response required | 31 | 5 | 36 | 0.3% |
29A1 | 1st party caller with injury to not dangerous body area | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0.1% |
29A1V | 1st party caller with injury to not dangerous body area, multiple patients | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
29O1 | No injuries (confirmed) | 116 | 6 | 122 | 1.0% |
Total | 10,200 | 1,771 | 11,971 | 100.0% |