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QAS CODE: 412 IS DOING PAPER WORKS AND GENERAL CAR CLEANING
CODE: 413. AMBULANCE STATION IS 'SECURE'.
CODE 1: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS
CODE 2: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT LIGHTS AND SIRENS
CODE 3: DELAYED CALL.
Alpha Units: Intensive Care Paramedics (ICP's)
Bravo Units: Regular Ambulances
QAS MPDS Incident Codes
1. Abdominal Pains/Problems
1A-1 - Abdominal pain
1C-1 - Males (oldet than 34)
1C-2 - Females (older than 45)
1C-3 - Not alert
1C-4 - Females with fainting (ages 12 - 50)
2. Allergies/Hives/Red Reaction/Stings
2A-1 - No difficulty breathing or swallowing
2B-1 - Unknown symptons (3rd party situation)
2C-1 - Difficulty breathing or swallowing
2D-1 - Severe respiration distress
2D-2 - Not alert
2D-3 - Condition worsening
2E-1 - Ineffective Breathing
3. Animal Bites/Attacks
3A-1 - Superficial or minor bites
3A-2 - Spider or insect bites
3B-1 - Peripheral bites with serious bleeding
3B-2 - Unknown injuries (3rd party situation)
3D-1 - Severe central bites
3D-2 - Large carnivores
3D-3 - Zoo animal
3D-4 - Exotic animal
3D-5 - Any snake
3D-6 - Attacks or multiple animals
4. Assault/Rape
4A-1 - Not dangerous injuries
4A-2 - Non-recent injuries (> 6 hrs)
4B-1 - Possibly dangerous injuries
4B-2 - Serious hemorrhages
4B-3 - Unknown injuries (3rd party situation)
4D-1 - Multiple victims
4D-2 - Dangerous injuries
4D-3 - Not alert
4D-4 - Abnormal breathing
5. Back Pain
5A-1 - Non-traumatic back pain
5A-2 - Non recent traumatic back pain (> 6 hrs)
5C-1 - Fainting (age > 50 and non-traumatic)
5D-1 - Not alert
6. Breathing Problems
6C-1 - Difficulty breathing
6C-2 - Asthma
6C-3 - Cardiac history
6D-1 - Severe respiratory distress
6D-2 - Not alert
6D-3 - Sweat or changing colors
6E-1 - Ineffective Breathing
7. Burns/Explosion
7A-1 - Small burnes
7A-2 - Sunburn or minor burns (< hand size)
7B-1 - Unknown extent (3rd party situation)
7C-1 - Difficulty breathing
7C-2 - Large burns
7D-1 - Multiple victims
7D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
7D-3 - Not Alert
7D-4 - Explosion
8. Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/HazMat
8B-1 - Alert and breathing normally
8C-1 - Alert with abnormal breathing
8D-1 - Multiple victims
8D-2 - Not alert
8D-3 - HazMat
8D-4 - Unknown status (3rd party situation)
9. Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest
9B-1 - Obvious death situation (unquestionable)
9D-1 - Suspected cardiac arrest
9D-2 - Suspected respiratory arrest
9E-1 - Not Breathing At All
9E-2 - Breathing Uncertain (Agonal)
9E-3 - Hanging
9E-4 - Strangulation
9E-5 - Suffocation
9E-6 - Underwater
10. Chest pain
10A-1 - Normal breathing (age < 35)
10C-1 - Normal breathing (age > 35)
10C-2 - Abnormal breathing
10C-3 - Cocaine
10C-4 - Cardiac History
10D-1 - Severe respiratory distress
10D-2 - Not Alert
10D-3 - Sweaty or changing color
11. Choking
11A-1 - No longer choking (can talk or cry), is alert and breathing normally)
11D-1 - Choking
11D-2 - Abnormal breathing
11D-3 - Not alert
11E-1 - Choking Verified/Ineffective Breathing
12. Convulsions/Seizures
12A-1 - Breathing now phsically verified by caller
12B-1 - Age < 35 (breathing not verified)
12C-1 - Pregnacy
12C-2 - Trauma
12C-3 - Diabetic
12C-4 - Cardiac History
12D-1 - Continuous or multiple seizures
12D-2 - Age > 35 (breathing not verified)
12D-3 - Not breathing (verified)
13. Diabetic Problems
13A-1 - Conscious and alert
13C-1 - Conscious but not alert
13C-2 - Conscious with abnormal breathing
13D-1 - Unconscious
14. Drowning (near) / Diving Accident
14A-1 - Alert and breathing normally (no injuries and out of water)
14B-1 - Alert and breathing normally (injuries and/or in water)
14B-2 - Unknown status (3rd party sit.)
14C-1 - Alert with abnormal breathing
14D-1 - Unconscious
14D-2 - Not breathing or underwater
14D-3 - Not alert and/or abnormal breathing
14D-4 - Suspected neck injury
14D-5 - Diving or SCUBA accident
15. Electrocution
15C-1 - Alert and breathing normally
15D-1 - Unconscious
15D-2 - Not disconnected from power
15D-3 - Power not off/hazard present
15D-4 - Not alert
15D-5 - Abnormal breathing
15D-6 - Long fall (> 6 ft./2m.)
15D-7 - Unknown status (3rd party situation)
15E-1 - Not Breathing/Ineffective Breathing
16. Eye problems / injuries
16A-1 - Moderate eye injury
16A-2 - Minor eye injury
16B-1 - Severe eye injuries
16D-1 - Not alert
17. Falls / Back injuries (traumatic)
17A-1 - Not dangerous injuries
17A-2 - Non-recent injuries (> 6 hrs.)
17B-1 - Possible dangerous injuries
17B-2 - Serious hemorage
17B-3 - Unknown injuries (3rd party situation)
17D-1 - Dangerous injuries
17D-2 - Long fall (> 6 ft./2 m.)
17D-3 - Not alert
17D-4 - Abnormal breathing
18. Headache
18A-1 - Headache only (without prior symptoms)
18C-1 - Not alert
18C-2 - Numbness or paralysis
18C-3 - Speech or movement problems
18C-4 - Sudden onset of severe pain
18C-5 - Recent head injuries (< 24 hrs.)
19. Heart Problems
19A-1 - Heart rate < 130 (without prior symptoms)
19B-1 - Unknown symptoms
19C-1 - Not alert
19C-2 - Cardiac History
19C-3 - Heart rate >130 (without prior symptoms)
19C-4 - Cocaine
19D-1 - Firing of implanted defribrillator
20. Heat / cold exposure
20A-1 - Alert (without prior symptoms)
20B-1 - Change in skin color
20B-2 - Unknown symptoms (3rd party situation)
20C-1 - Cardiac History
20D-1 - Not alert
21. Hemorrhage / lacerations
21A-1 - Not dangerous hemorrhage
21B-1 - Possibly dangerous hemorrhage
21D-1 - Dangerous hemorrhage
21D-2 - Not alert
21D-3 - Severe respiratory distress
22. Industrial / machinery accidents
22B-1 - Unknown illness or injuries (not caught in machinery)
22D-1 - Multiple victims
22D-2 - Trapped or caught in machinery (unknown injuries)
22D-3 - Life status questionable
23. Overdose / ingestion / poisoning
23A-1 - Concious and alert (age 1 though 11 years)
23B-1 - Conscious and alert ( age < 1 or > 12 years)
23C-1 - Not alert (unable to talk)
23C-2 - Abnormal breathing
23C-3 - Antidepressants (tricylic)
23C-4 - Cocaine
23C-5 - Acid or lye (alkali)
23C-6 - Violent
23D-1 - Unconscious
23D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
24. Pregnancy / childbirth / miscarriage
24A-1 - 1st trimester bleeding or miscarriage
24A-2 - Illness during pregnacy (without priority symptoms)
24B-1 - Labor (delivery not imminent 2nd/3rd trimester)
24B-2 - Unknown pregnacy problems (3rd party situation)
24C-1 - 2nd trimester bleeding or miscarriage
24D-1 - Baby born
24D-2 - Baby's head visible (crowning)
24D-3 - Imminent delivery (3rd trimester)
24D-4 - 3rd trimester bleeding
24D-5 - Breach presentation
25. Psychiatric emergency/suicide attempt
25A-1 - Non-violent and non-suicidal (alert)
25B-1 - Unknown symptoms (3rd party situation)
25C-1 - Not alert
25C-2 - Violent
25C-3 - Suicidal (threatening)
25D-1 - Hanging, strangulation, or suffocation
26. Sick person (specific diagnosis)
2 Boils
3 Bumps
4 Can't Sleep
5 Can't Urinate (Without Abdominal Pain)
6 Cathater (in/out without hemhorraging)
7 Constipation
8 Cramps/Spasms (In Extremities)
9 Cut Off Ring Request
10 Deafness
11 Defecation
12 Earache
13 Enema
14 Gout
15 Hemorrhoids/piles
16 Hepatitis
17 Hiccups
18 Hungry
19 Nervous
20 Object Stuck (Nose,Ear,Vagina,Rectum,Penis)
21 Object Swallowed (w/o Difficulty Breathing or Swallowing)
22 Penis Problem/pain
23 rash/Skin Disorder (w/o difficulty breathing or swallowing)
24 Shore Throat (w/o difficulty breathing or swallowing)
25 Toothache
26 Transportation Only
27 Venereal Disease (STD)
28 Wound Infection (Focal or Surface)
26A-1 - No priority symptoms (complaint cond. 2-28 no ident)
26A-2 - Non-priority complaints
26B-1 - Unknown symptoms (3rd party situation)
26C-1 - Not alert
26C-2 - Cardiac history (complaint cond 2-28 not ident)
27. Stab / gunshot wound
27A-1 - Non-recent single peripheral wound (> 6 hrs)
27B-1 - Known single peripheral wound
27B-2 - Non-recent single central wound (> 6 hrs)
27B-3 - Unknown situation (3rd party)
27D-1 - Central wounds
27D-2 - Multiple victims
27D-3 - Not alert
27D-4 - Multiple wounds
28. Stroke (CVA)
28A-1 - Alert and breathing normally (numbness, speech or movement problems may be present)
28B-1 - Unknown situation (3rd party situation)
28C-1 - Not alert
28C-2 - Abnormal breathing
29. Traffic accidents
29A-1 - 1st party caller without dangerous injuries
29B-1 - Injuries
29B-2 - Unknown situation
29D-1 - Multiple victims
A - Aircraft
B - Bus
C - Subway/Metro
D - Rail
E - Watercraft
29D-2 - Auto-ped/motorcycle/bicycle
A - All-Terrain Vehicle
B - Vehicle vs. Bicycle/Motorcycle
C - Vehicle vs. Pedestrian
D - Ejection from Vehicle
E - Personal watercraft
F - Rollover
G - Vehicle over bridge
29D-3 - HazMat
29D-4 - Trapped victim
29D-5 - Ejected victim
29D-6 - Not alert
29D-7 - Severe respiratory distress
30. Traumatic injuries, specific
30A-1 - Not dangerous injuries
30A-2 - Non-recent injuries (> 6 hrs)
30B-1 - Possibly dangerous injuries
30B-2 - Serious hemorrhage
30D-1 - Dangerous injuries
30D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
30D-3 - Not alert
31. Unconscious / fainting (non-traumatic)
31A-1 - Single fainting episode and alert (age < 35)
31A-2 - Near fainting episode and alert (age < 35)
31C-1 - Single or near fainting episode and alert
31C-2 - Multiple fainting episodes
31C-3 - Females with abdominal pain (ages 12-50)
31C-4 - Conscious with abnormal breathing
31C-5 - Cardiac history
31D-1 - Unconcious (at end of interrogation)
31D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
31D-3 - Not alert
31E-1 - Ineffective Breathing
32. Unknown problem (man down)
32B-1 - Standing, sitting up, moving or talking
32B-2 - Medical alert notifications
32B-3 - Unknown situation (3rd party)
32D-1 - Life status questionable
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