Dispatch Codes

[Para078]

Couple questions.
What is the meanings Charlie, Delta, and Echo codes on Dallas dispatch?
Anyone have the protocol codes for Christus EMS? They dispatch everything as "Protocol XX."

 

[Jimbnks]

This might help.

Card	Category	Card	Category
1	Abdominal Pain/Problems	20	Heat/Cold Exposure
2	Allergies (Reactions)/ Envenomations (Stings, Bites)	21	Hemorrhage/Lacerations
3	Animal Bites/Attacks	22	Inaccessible Incident/Entrapments
4	Assault/Sexual	23	Overdose/Poisoning (Ingestion)
5	Back Pain (Non-Traumatic/Non-Recent)	24	Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage
6	Breathing Problems	25	Psychiatric/Suicide Attempt
7	Burns (Scalds) /Explosions	26	Sick Person
8	Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/HAZMAT/CBRN	27	Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma
9	Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death	28	Stroke (CVA)/Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
10	Chest Pain	29	Traffic/Transportation Incidents
11	Choking	30	Traumatic Injuries
12	Convulsions/Seizures	31	Unconscious/Fainting(Near)
13	Diabetic Problems	32	Unknown Problem (Man Down)
14	Drowning/Diving/SCUBA Accident	33	Inter-Facility Transfer/Palliative Care
15	Electrocution/Lightning	34	Automatic Crash Notification (A.C.N.)
16	Eye Problems/Injuries	35	HCP (Health-Care Practitioner) Referral (the United Kingdom only)
17	Falls	36	Flu-Like Symptoms (Possible H1N1)
18	Headache	37	Inter-Facility Transfer specific to medically trained callers
19	Heart Problems/A.I.C.D.
Type	Capability		Response Time
Alpha	Basic Life Support		Cold (single unit)
Bravo	Basic Life Support		Hot (multiple units)
Charlie	Advanced Life Support		Cold (single unit)
Delta	Advanced Life Support		Hot (multiple units)
Echo	Advanced Life Support and special units		Hot (Multiple units) plus nontraditional responders

 

[Harold]

Signifies the priority level of the call. Medical Priority Dispatch System - Wikipedia

 

[Russell]

And DPD codes are on the Wiki Page.