Some counties, such as Washington County, use the Priority Dispatch Codes for medical
calls. You can often hear a dispatcher inform a police officer/deputy of a medical call like this: "12 Delta 2 Response."
This would indicate to the responding unit that the call involves a person having multiple seizures. The most important
part of the code is the letter. "A" or "Alpha" response is NOT life threatening. "D" Delta and "E" Echo are HIGH
PRIORITY, LIFE THREATENING situations.
Alpha Response=Code 1--Low Priority
Bravo Response=Code 2--Mid Priority (calls that may involve First Responders)
Charlie Response=Code 3--Possibly Life Threatening
Delta Response=Code 3--Life Threatening
Echo Response=Code 3--Full Arrest or Imminent Death
Omega Response=Code 1--Lowest Priority
Abdominal Pain
1D1 Not alert
1C1 Fainting or near fainting >50 y/o
1C2 Females fainting or near fainting 12-50 y/o
1C3 Males w/ pain above navel >45 y/o
1C4 Females w/ pain above navel >45 y/o
1A1 Abdominal pain
Allergic Reaction
2E1 Ineffective breathing
2D1 Severe respiratory distress
2D2 Not alert
2D3 Condition worsening
2D4 Swarm attack (bees)
2D5 Snakebite
2C1 Difficulty breathing or swallowing
2C2 Special medications or injections used
2B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
2A1 No difficulty breathing or swallowing
2A2 Spider bite
Animal Bites
3D1 Unconscious or arrest
3D2 Not alert
3D3 Dangerous body area
3D4 Large animal
3D5 Exotic animal
3D6 Attack or multiple attack
3B1 Possibly dangerous body part
3B2 Serious hemorrhage
3B3 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
3A1 Not dangerous body area
3A2 Non-recent injuries >6 hours
3A3 Superficial bites
Assault
(A=Assault / S=Sexual Assault)
4D1 Unconscious or arrest
4D2 Not alert
4D3 Abnormal breathing
4D4 Dangerous body area
4D5 Multiple victims
4B1 Possibly dangerous body area
4B2 Serious hemorrhage
4B3 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
4A1 Not dangerous body area
4A2 Non-recent injuries >6 hours
Back Pain
5D1 Not alert
5C1 Fainting or near fainting >50 y/o
5A1 Non-traumatic
5A2 Non-recent injuries >6 hours
Breathing Difficulty
(A=Asthma)
6E1 Ineffective breathing
6D1 Severe respiratory distress
6D2 Not alert
6D3 Clammy
6C1 Abnormal breathing
6C2 Cardiac history
Burn Subject
7D1 Unconscious or arrest
7D2 Severe respiratory distress
7D3 Not alert
7D4 Explosion
7D5 Multiple victims
7C1 Building fire w/ persons inside
7C2 Difficulty breathing
7C3 Burns >18% BSA
7B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
7A1 Burns <18% BSA
7A2 Fire alarm unknown situation
7A3 Sunburn or minor burn
Hazardous Exposure
8D1 Unconscious or arrest
8D2 Severe respiratory distress
8D3 HAZMAT
8D4 Not alert
8D5 Multiple victims
8D6 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
8C1 Alert w/ difficulty breathing
8B1 Alert w/o diffuclty breathing
8A1 CO alarm--EMS requested
Cardiac Arrest
9E1 Not breathing at all
9E2 Breathing uncertain
9E3 Hanging
9E4 Strangulation
9E5 Suffocation
9E6 Underwater
9D1 Ineffective breathing
9B1 Obvious Death
Chest Pain
10D1 Severe respiratory distress
10D2 Not alert
10D3 Clammy
10C1 Abnormal breathing
10C2 Cardiac history
10C3 Cocaine
10C4 Breathing normally >35 y/o
10A1 Breathing nomrally <35 y/o
Choking
11E1 Choking verified/ineffective breathing
11D1 Not alert
11D2 Abnormal breathing
11A1 Not choking now
Seizures
12D1 Not breathing
12D2 Continuous or multiple seizures
12D3 Irregular breathing
12D4 Breathing regularly not verified >35 y/o
12C1 Pregnancy
12C2 Diabetic
12C3 Cardiac history
12B1 Breathing regularly not verified <35 y/o
12A1 Not seizing now & breathing verified
Diabetic Problems
13D1 Unconscious
13C1 Not alert
13C2 Abnormal behavior
13C3 Abnormal breathing
13A1 Alert
Drowning
14D1 Unconscious
14D2 Not alert
14D3 Diving or neck injury
14D4 SCUBA accident
14C1 Alert w/ abnormal breathing
14B1 Alert & breathing normally w/ injuries
14B2 Unknown status(3rd party caller)
14A1 Alert & breathing normally w/o injuries
Electrocution
(E=Electrocution / L=Lightning)
15E1 Not breathing/ineffective breathing
15D1 Unconscious
15D2 Not disconnected from power
15D3 Power not off
15D4 Long fall >6 feet
15D5 Not alert
15D6 Abnormal breathing
15D7 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
15C1 Alert & breathing normally
Eye Problem
16D1 Not alert
16B1 Severe eye injuries
16A1 Moderate eye injuries
16A2 Minor eye injuries
16A3 Medical eye problems
Falls
17D1 Dangerous body area
17D2 Long fall >6 feet
17D3 Not alert
17D4 Abnormal breathing
17B1 Possibly dangerous body area
17B2 Serious hemorrhage
17B3 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
17A1 Not dangerous body area
17A2 Non-recent injuries >6 hours
Headache
18C1 Not alert
18C2 Abnormal breathing
18C3 Speech problems
18C4 Sudden onset of severe pain
18C5 Numbness or paralysis
18C6 Change in behavior
18B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
18A1 Breathing nomrally
Heart Problem
19D1 Severe respiratory distress
19D2 Not alert
19D3 Clammy
19C1 Firing of AICD
19C2 Abnormal breathing
19C3 Chest pain >35 y/o
19C4 Cardiac history
19C5 Cocaine
19C6 Heart rate <50 or >130
19B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
19A1 Heart rate >50 or <130 w/o symptoms
19A2 Chest pain <35 y/o w/o symptoms
Environmental Exposure
20D1 Not alert
20C1 Cardiac history
20B1 Change in skin color
20B2 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
20A1 Alert
Hemmorrhage
21D1 Dangerous hemorrhage
21D2 Not alert
21D3 Abnormal breathing
21C1 Hemorrhage through a tube
21B1 Possibly dangerous hemorrhage
21B2 Serious hemorrhage
21B3 Bleeding disorder or blood thinners
21A1 Non-dangerous hemorrhage
21A2 Minor hemorrhage
Industrial Accidents
22D1 Life status questionable
22D2 Caught in machinery
22D3 Multiple victims
22B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
Overdose
(A=Accidental / I=Intentional / P=Poisoning)
23D1 Unconscious
23D2 Severe respiratory distress
23C1 Violent
23C2 Not alert
23C3 Abnormal breathing
23C4 Antidepressants
23C5 Cocaine
23C6 Narcotics
23C7 Acid or alkali
23C8 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
23C9 Poison Control request for response
23B1 Overdose w/o symptoms
23O1 Poisoning w/o priority symptoms
Pregnancy
24D1 Breech or cord
24D2 Head visible
24D3 Imminent delivery >5 months
24D4 3rd trimester bleeding
24D5 High risk complications
24D6 Baby born
24C1 2nd trimester hemorrhage or miscarriage
24C2 1st trimester serious hemorrhage
24B1 Labor >5 months
24B2 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
24A1 1st trimester hemorrhage or miscarriage
Psychiatric Problem
25D1 Not alert
25B1 Violent
25B2 Threatening suicide
25B3 Near hanging
25B4 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
25A1 Non-violent & non-suicidal
Sick Call
26D1 Not alert
26C1 Cardiac History
26B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
26A1 Non priority symptoms
26A2 Boils
26A3 Bumps
26A4 Cannot sleep
26A5 Cannot urinate
26A6 Catheter problems
26A7 Constipation
26A8 Cramps/spasms
26A9 Cut-off ring request
26A10 Deafness
26A11 Defecation/diarrhea
26A12 Earache
26A13 Enema
26A14 Gout
26A15 Hemorrhoids/piles
26A16 Hepatitis
26A17 Hiccups
26A18 Hungry
26A19 Nervous
26A20 Object stuck
26A21 Object swallowed
26A22 Penis problems
26A23 Rash/skin disorder
26A24 STD
26A25 Sore throat
26A26 Toothache
26A27 Transport only
26A28 Wound infected
Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma (S, G, or P)
27D1 Unconscious or arrest
27D2 Not alert
27D3 Central wounds
27D4 Multiple wounds
27D5 Multiple victims
27B1 Non-recent injuries >6 hours / central wounds
27B2 Known single peripheral wound
27B3 Serious hemorrhage
27B4 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
27A1 Non-recent >6 hours / peripheral wounds
Stroke
28C1 Not alert
28C2 Abnormal breathing
28C3 Speech or movement problems
28C4 Numbness or tingling
28C5 Stoke history
28C6 Breathing normally >35 y/o
28B1 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
28A1 Breathing normally <35 y/o
Traffic Collision
29D1A Major incident (aircraft)
29D1B Major incident (bus)
29D1D Major incident (train)
29D1E Major incident (watercraft)
29D2A High mechanism (all-terrain)
29D2B High mechanism (motorcycle)
29D2C High mechanism (auto-pedestrian)
29D2D High mechanism (ejection)
29D2E High mechanism (personal watercraft)
29D2F High mechanism (rollover)
29D2G High mechanism (vehicle off bridge/height)
29D3 HAZMAT
29D4 Pinned
29D5 Not alert
29B1 Injuries
29B2 Multiple victims (one unit)
29B3 Multiple victims (addtional units)
29B4 Serious hemorrhage
29B5 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
29A1 1st party caller w/ non-dangerous injury
Traumatic Injury
30D1 Dangerous body area
30D2 Not alert
30D3 Abnormal breathing
30B1 Possibly dangerous body area
30B2 Serious hemorrhage
30A1 Not dangerous body area
30A2 Non-recent injuries >6 hours
Subject Unconscious
31E1 Ineffective breathing
31D1 Unconscious
31D2 Severe respriatory distress
31D3 Not alert
31C1 Alert w/ abnormal breathing
31C2 Cardiac history
31C3 Multiple fainting episodes
31C4 Single or near fainting episodes & alert
31C5 Female 12-50 y/o w/ abdominal pain
Medical Nature Unknown
32D1 Life status questionable
32B1 Standing, moving, sitting, or talking
32B2 Medical alert notification
32B3 Unknown status (3rd party caller)
Transfer
(T=Transfer / I=Interfacility)
33D1 Suspected cardiac or respiratory arrest
33C1 Not alert (acute change)
33C2 Abnormal breathing
33C3 Significant hemorrhage or shock
33C4 Possible acute heart problems or MI
33C5 Acute severe pain
33C6 Emergency response requested
33A1 No priority symptoms
