Ambulance Services

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Notes:

Emergency medical ambulance services have not changed dramatically over the past four years. Some categories, such as poisoning/Overdose have declined while the catch-all “other medical” has increased. This suggests that there may not be any notable trends, but rather some changes in the classification of problems. The notable increases that deserve further tracking are respiratory and cardiac diagnoses.

Type of Call 1996 1997 1998 1999

Behavioral 55 11 30 26

Burns 2 4 9 4

Cardiac 91 96 93 118

CVA/ Stroke 22 24 16 16

D.O.A./ Code 99 15 10 8 9

Diabetic Emergency 10 12 16 13

Fracture/ Dislocate 59 45 56 48

Head/ Spinal Injury 73 76 73 93

No Transfer/Refuse 102 114 97 42

OB/GYN 15 12 24 5

Other Medical 62 82 146 198

Poisoning/ O.D. 32 30 22 9

Respiratory 84 113 123 131

Seizure 31 21 19 10

Soft Tissue Injury 53 30 31 64

Transfer 18 11 4 3

Treated at Station 20 21 12 16

Total 744 712 779 805

Ambulance Services

Ambulance Services have increased from 750 to 800 calls over the past four years.

The largest increases are in in “Other medical”, respiratory and cardiac conditions.
Many categories have had small decreases, possibly due to changes in classification practices.

Bucksport continues to collaborate with Orland and Verona on emergency services.

Source: Bucksport Annual Report

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