Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System
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AMPDS stands for the Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System, and is a piece of computer software used by ambulance services worldwide to prioritise calls by priorty.
The output gives a main response category - A (Immediately Life Threatening), B (Urgent Call), C (Routine Call). This may well be linked to a performance targeting system such as ORCON where category A calls must be answered within a given time period.
Under the AMPDS system, category A (Immediately Life Threatening) calls are:
| Nature of Injury/Illness | Dispatch Description |
|---|---|
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | Difficulty breathing or swallowing |
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | Severe respiratory distress |
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | Non alert |
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | Condition worsening |
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | Swarming Attack (Bee, Wasp, Hornet). |
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | snakebite |
| Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites) | Ineffective Breathing, Early Dispatch |
| Animal Bites/Attacks | Unconscious or Arrest |
| Animal Bites/Attacks | Not Alert. |
| Assault/Sexual Assault | Unconscious or Arrest |
| Assault/Sexual Assault | Not alert. |
| Assault/Sexual Assault | Abnormal Breathing. |
| Assault/Sexual Assault | Dangerous Body Area (new definition) |
| Breathing Problems | Severe respiratory distress |
| Breathing Problems | Non alert |
| Breathing Problems | Ineffective Breathing |
| Burns (scalds)/Explosion | Unconscious or Arrest |
| Burns (scalds)/Explosion | Severe respiratory distress |
| Burns (scalds)/Explosion | Non alert |
| Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/Hazchem | Unconscious or Arrest |
| Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/Hazchem | Severe Respiratory Distress |
| Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/Hazchem | Not Alert |
| Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/Hazchem | Unknown status (3rd party call) |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Ineffective Breathing |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Not breathing at all |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Breathing Uncertain (Agonal) |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Hanging |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Strangulation |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Suffocation |
| Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death | Underwater |
| Chest Pain | Abnormal breathing |
| Chest Pain | Cardiac History |
| Chest Pain | Cocaine |
| Chest Pain | Breathing Normally >35 |
| Chest Pain | Severe respiratory distress |
| Chest Pain | Non alert |
| Chest Pain | Clammy |
| Chest Pain | Nausea or vomiting |
| Choking | Not alert. |
| Choking | Verified/Ineffective Breathing |
| Convulsions/Fitting | Pregnancy |
| Convulsions/Fitting | Not breathing (after key questions) |
| Convulsions/Fitting | Continuous or Multiple Fitting |
| Convulsions/Fitting | Irregular Breathing |
| Convulsions/Fitting | Breathing Regularly Not Verified >35 |
| Diabetic Problems | Unconscious |
| Drowning (near)/Diving/Scuba Accident | Unknown status (3rd party call) |
| Drowning (near)/Diving/Scuba Accident | Unconscious |
| Drowning (near)/Diving/Scuba Accident | Not Alert |
| Drowning (near)/Diving/Scuba Accident | Diving or Suspected Neck Injury |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Unconscious |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Not disconnected from the power |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Power not off - hazard present |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Long Fall >6ft |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Not Alert |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Abnormal Breathing |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Unknown status (3rd party call) |
| Electrocution/Lightning | Not Breathing/Ineffective breathing |
| Falls | Dangerous injuries |
| Falls | Non alert |
| Falls | Abnormal breathing |
| Heart Problems/A.I.C.D. | Chest Pains >35 |
| Heart Problems/A.I.C.D. | Severe Respiratory Distress |
| Heart Problems/A.I.C.D. | Not Alert |
| Heart Problems/A.I.C.D. | Clammy |
| Haemorrhage/Lacerations | Haemorrhage Through Tubes |
| Haemorrhage/Lacerations | Dangerous haemorrhage |
| Haemorrhage/Lacerations | Non alert |
| Haemorrhage/Lacerations | Abnormal Breathing |
| Industrial/Machinery Accidents | Life Status Questionable |
| Industrial/Machinery Accidents | caught in machinery (Unknown Status) |
| Overdose/Poisoning (ingestion) | Unconscious |
| Overdose/Poisoning (ingestion) | Severe respiratory distress |
| Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage | Breech or Cord |
| Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage | Imminent Delivery (>5 months / 20 weeks) |
| Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage | Baby Born |
| Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage | 3rd trimester haemorrhage |
| Pregnancy/Childbirth/Miscarriage | High Risk Complications |
| Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma | Unconscious or Arrest |
| Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma | Not Alert |
| Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma | Central wounds |
| Stab/Gunshot/Penetrating Trauma | Multiple wounds |
| Traffic/Transportation Accidents | High Mechanism - Ejection |
| Traffic/Transportation Accidents | Not Alert |
| Traumatic Injuries – specific | Dangerous body area |
| Traumatic Injuries – specific | Not Alert |
| Traumatic Injuries – specific | Abnormal Breathing |
| Unconscious/Fainting (near) | Multiple fainting episodes |
| Unconscious/Fainting (near) | Unconscious (at end of interrogation) |
| Unconscious/Fainting (near) | Severe respiratory distress |
| Unconscious/Fainting (near) | Non alert |
| Unconscious/Fainting (near) | Ineffective breathing (early despatch) |
| Unknown Problem (collapse 3rd party) | Life status questionable |
[edit] References
- Department of Health - AMPDS Call Categorisation Vers 11 (April 2005)
