Table 1 Criteria for the priority assessment of the emergency medical services (EMS)
Urgent | Non-urgent |
|---|---|
A paramedic’s ‘urgent’ priority assessment | A paramedic’s ‘non-urgent’ priority assessment |
A/B dispatch and the patient was transported with A/B priority | C/D dispatch and the patient was transported with C/D priority or no transport |
A/B dispatch and the patient had deceased | C/D dispatch and a deceased person |
A/B dispatch and the patient received significant treatment1 (regardless of transportation) | A/B dispatch and the patient did not receive any significant treatment1 and was not transported with A/B priority |
C/D dispatch and no transport but the patient received significant treatment1 | |
C/D dispatch and transportation with A/B priority |