Table 1.
Procedures by Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) determinant.
| Description | MPDS | Number of calls | Advanced airway | Defibrillation | Cardioversion | Cardiac pacing | Cricothyrotomy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breathing problems | 6Total | 9435 | 66 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Abnormal breathing | 6C1 | 616 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abnormal breathing+asthma | 6C1A | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiac history | 6C2 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiac history+asthma | 6C2A | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Severe respiratory distress | 6D1 | 5719 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Severe respiratory distress+asthma | 6D1A | 1723 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Not alert | 6D2 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not alert+asthma | 6D2A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clammy | 6D3 | 393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clammy+asthma | 6D3A | 114 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ineffective breathing | 6E1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ineffective breathing+asthma | 6E1A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chest pain (non-traumatic) | 10Total | 4679 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Breathing normally | 10A1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abnormal breathing | 10C1 | 825 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cardiac history | 10C2 | 667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 10C3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breathing normally > 35 | 10C4 | 651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Severe respiratory distress | 10D1 | 1263 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Not alert | 10D2 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clammy | 10D3 | 1000 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown problem (man down) | 32Total | 1094 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Standing, sitting, moving, or talking | 32B1 | 390 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical alert notifications | 32B2 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown status (3rd party caller) | 32B3 | 124 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Life status questionable | 32D1 | 165 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALL CATEGORIES | TOTAL: | 15208 | 84 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 1 |