It is called Priority Medical Dispatch, which is now filtering south from New York into Jersey. It is a large list of medical and trauma calls that are grouped under a certain number (eg: 29 is an MVA) and then subdivided past that with a letter and another number. In essence, 29 B 1 is an MVA with injuries and so on.
Here is that list:
1. Abdominal Pains/Problems
A-1 - Abdominal pain
C-1 - Males (oldet than 34)
C-2 - Females (older than 45)
C-3 - Not alert
C-4 - Females with fainting (ages 12 - 50)
2. Allergies/Hives/Red Reaction/Stings
A-1 - No difficulty breathing or swallowing
B-1 - Unknown symptons (3rd party situation)
C-1 - Difficulty breathing or swallowing
D-1 - Severe respiration distress
D-2 - Not alert
D-3 - Condition worsening
E-1 - Ineffective Breathing
3. Animal Bites/Attacks
A-1 - Superficial or minor bites
A-2 - Spider or insect bites
B-1 - Peripheral bites with serious bleeding
B-2 - Unknown injuries (3rd party situation)
D-1 - Severe central bites
D-2 - Large carnivores
D-3 - Zoo animal
D-4 - Exotic animal
D-5 - Any snake
D-6 - Attacks or multiple animals
4. Assault/Rape
A-1 - Not dangerous injuries
A-2 - Non-recent injuries (> 6 hrs)
B-1 - Possibly dangerous injuries
B-2 - Serious hemorrhages
B-3 - Unknown injuries (3rd party situation)
D-1 - Multiple victims
D-2 - Dangerous injuries
D-3 - Not alert
D-4 - Abnormal breathing
5. Back Pain
A-1 - Non-traumatic back pain
A-2 - Non recent traumatic back pain (> 6 hrs)
C-1 - Fainting (age > 50 and non-traumatic)
D-1 - Not alert
6. Breathing Problems
C-1 - Difficulty breathing
C-2 - Asthma
C-3 - Cardiac history
D-1 - Severe respiratory distress
D-2 - Not alert
D-3 - Sweat or changing colors
E-1 - Ineffective Breathing
7. Burns/Explosion
A-1 - Small burnes
A-2 - Sunburn or minor burns (< hand size)
B-1 - Unknown extent (3rd party situation)
C-1 - Difficulty breathing
C-2 - Large burns
D-1 - Multiple victims
D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
D-3 - Not Alert
D-4 - Explosion
8. Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/HazMat
B-1 - Alert and breathing normally
C-1 - Alert with abnormal breathing
D-1 - Multiple victims
D-2 - Not alert
D-3 - HazMat
D-4 - Unknown status (3rd party situation)
9. Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest
B-1 - Obvious death situation (unquestionable)
D-1 - Suspected cardiac arrest
D-2 - Suspected respiratory arrest
E-1 - Not Breathing At All
E-2 - Breathing Uncertain (Agonal)
E-3 - Hanging
E-4 - Strangulation
E-5 - Suffocation
E-6 - Underwater
10. Chest pain
A-1 - Normal breathing (age < 35)
C-1 - Normal breathing (age > 35)
C-2 - Abnormal breathing
C-3 - Cocaine
C-4 - Cardiac History
D-1 - Severe respiratory distress
D-2 - Not Alert
D-3 - Sweaty or changing color
11. Choking
A-1 - No longer choking (can talk or cry), is alert and breathing normally)
D-1 - Choking
D-2 - Abnormal breathing
D-3 - Not alert
E-1 - Choking Verified/Ineffective Breathing
12. Convulsions/Seizures
A-1 - Breathing now phsically verified by caller
B-1 - Age < 35 (breathing not verified)
C-1 - Pregnacy
C-2 - Trauma
C-3 - Diabetic
C-4 - Cardiac History
D-1 - Continuous or multiple seizures
D-2 - Age > 35 (breathing not verified)
D-3 - Not breathing (verified)
13. Diabetic Problems
A-1 - Conscious and alert
C-1 - Conscious but not alert
C-2 - Conscious with abnormal breathing
D-1 - Unconscious
14. Drowning (near) / Diving Accident
A-1 - Alert and breathing normally (no injuries and out of water)
B-1 - Alert and breathing normally (injuries and/or in water)
B-2 - Unknown status (3rd party sit.)
C-1 - Alert with abnormal breathing
D-1 - Unconscious
D-2 - Not breathing or underwater
D-3 - Not alert and/or abnormal breathing
D-4 - Suspected neck injury
D-5 - Diving or SCUBA accident
15. Electrocution
C-1 - Alert and breathing normally
D-1 - Unconscious
D-2 - Not disconnected from power
D-3 - Power not off/hazard present
D-4 - Not alert
D-5 - Abnormal breathing
D-6 - Long fall (> 6 ft./2m.)
D-7 - Unknown status (3rd party situation)
E-1 - Not Breathing/Ineffective Breathing
16. Eye problems / injuries
A-1 - Moderate eye injury
A-2 - Minor eye injury
B-1 - Severe eye injuries
D-1 - Not alert
17. Falls / Back injuries (traumatic)
A-1 - Not dangerous injuries
A-2 - Non-recent injuries (> 6 hrs.)
B-1 - Possible dangerous injuries
B-2 - Serious hemorage
B-3 - Unknown injuries (3rd party situation)
D-1 - Dangerous injuries
D-2 - Long fall (> 6 ft./2 m.)
D-3 - Not alert
D-4 - Abnormal breathing
18. Headache
A-1 - Headache only (without prior symptoms)
C-1 - Not alert
C-2 - Numbness or paralysis
C-3 - Speech or movement problems
C-4 - Sudden onset of severe pain
C-5 - Recent head injuries (< 24 hrs.)
19. Heart Problems
A-1 - Heart rate < 130 (without prior symptoms)
B-1 - Unknown symptoms
C-1 - Not alert
C-2 - Cardiac History
C-3 - Heart rate >130 (without prior symptoms)
C-4 - Cocaine
D-1 - Firing of implanted defribrillator
20. Heat / cold exposure
A-1 - Alert (without prior symptoms)
B-1 - Change in skin color
B-2 - Unknown symptoms (3rd party situation)
C-1 - Cardiac History
D-1 - Not alert
21. Hemorrhage / lacerations
A-1 - Not dangerous hemorrhage
B-1 - Possibly dangerous hemorrhage
D-1 - Dangerous hemorrhage
D-2 - Not alert
D-3 - Severe respiratory distress
22. Industrial / machinery accidents
B-1 - Unknown illness or injuries (not caught in machinery)
D-1 - Multiple victims
D-2 - Trapped or caught in machinery (unknown injuries)
D-3 - Life status questionable
23. Overdose / ingestion / poisoning
A-1 - Concious and alert (age 1 though 11 years)
B-1 - Conscious and alert ( age < 1 or > 12 years)
C-1 - Not alert (unable to talk)
C-2 - Abnormal breathing
C-3 - Antidepressants (tricylic)
C-4 - Cocaine
C-5 - Acid or lye (alkali)
C-6 - Violent
D-1 - Unconscious
D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
24. Pregnancy / childbirth / miscarriage
A-1 - 1st trimester bleeding or miscarriage
A-2 - Illness during pregnacy (without priority symptoms)
B-1 - Labor (delivery not imminent 2nd/3rd trimester)
B-2 - Unknown pregnacy problems (3rd party situation)
C-1 - 2nd trimester bleeding or miscarriage
D-1 - Baby born
D-2 - Baby's head visible (crowning)
D-3 - Imminent delivery (3rd trimester)
D-4 - 3rd trimester bleeding
D-5 - Breach presentation
25. Psychiatric emergency/suicide attempt
A-1 - Non-violent and non-suicidal (alert)
B-1 - Unknown symptoms (3rd party situation)
C-1 - Not alert
C-2 - Violent
C-3 - Suicidal (threatening)
D-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)
A-1 - No priority symptoms (complaint cond. 2-28 no ident)
A-2 - Non-priority complaints
B-1 - Unknown symptoms (3rd party situation)
C-1 - Not alert
C-2 - Cardiac history (complaint cond 2-28 not ident)
27. Stab / gunshot wound
A-1 - Non-recent single peripheral wound (> 6 hrs)
B-1 - Known single peripheral wound
B-2 - Non-recent single central wound (> 6 hrs)
B-3 - Unknown situation (3rd party)
D-1 - Central wounds
D-2 - Multiple victims
D-3 - Not alert
D-4 - Multiple wounds
28. Stroke (CVA)
A-1 - Alert and breathing normally (numbness, speech or movement problems may be present)
B-1 - Unknown situation (3rd party situation)
C-1 - Not alert
C-2 - Abnormal breathing
29. Traffic accidents
A-1 - 1st party caller without dangerous injuries
B-1 - Injuries
B-2 - Unknown situation
D-1 - Multiple victims
A - Aircraft
B - Bus
C - Subway/Metro
D - Rail
E - Watercraft
D-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
D-3 - HazMat
D-4 - Trapped victim
D-5 - Ejected victim
D-6 - Not alert
D-7 - Severe respiratory distress
30. Traumatic injuries, specific
A-1 - Not dangerous injuries
A-2 - Non-recent injuries (> 6 hrs)
B-1 - Possibly dangerous injuries
B-2 - Serious hemorrhage
D-1 - Dangerous injuries
D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
D-3 - Not alert
31. Unconscious / fainting (non-traumatic)
A-1 - Single fainting episode and alert (age < 35)
A-2 - Near fainting episode and alert (age < 35)
C-1 - Single or near fainting episode and alert
C-2 - Multiple fainting episodes
C-3 - Females with abdominal pain (ages 12-50)
C-4 - Conscious with abnormal breathing
C-5 - Cardiac history
D-1 - Unconcious (at end of interrogation)
D-2 - Severe respiratory distress
D-3 - Not alert
E-1 - Ineffective Breathing
32. Unknown problem (man down)
B-1 - Standing, sitting up, moving or talking
B-2 - Medical alert notifications
B-3 - Unknown situation (3rd party)
D-1 - Life status questionable
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