Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
97
73
68
81
72
87
59
100
83
72
79
74
91
939
98
107
85
90
72
69
98
118
78
96
62
73
85
1,033
99
102
79
84
70
77
69
87
66
86
75
75
90
960
00
87
77
87
80
74
80
92
112
96
81
72
87
1,025
01
89
73
71
59
71
63
80
82
81
61
65
75
870
02
88
59
82
64
82
58
103
105
68
58
66
89
922
03
109
94
71
95
91
77
82
89
88
97
80
83
1,056
04
73
88
63
104
92
92
99
106
97
95
90
95
1,094
05
91
123
85
72
92
84
93
129
96
108
99
98
1,170
06
96
96
114
100
109
66
108
103
114
97
73
98
1,174
07
97
92
89
109
91
90
104
153
133
112
96
111
1,278
08
118
90
127
91
103
95
117
112
84
83
82
72
1175
09
89
93
74
256

The above represents call figures for years in which data has been computerized (and is, therefore, easier to retrieve). PAC has been in operation 24 hours per day, seven days per week since June of 1968. In all that time, we have never had a single lapse in service. We are proud of that.

The steady rise in overall volume is due in part to the changing face of health care. More patients are transported between hospitals than in years past, and the shift from an all-volunteer to all-paid service has meant that PAC has had the staff to meet in increasing demand. An analysis of our 2006 and 2007 call volume is shown in the tables below.

PeninsulaAmbulance Call Volume
Town
Resident Responses
Incident Responses
2007 2008 2007 2008
Blue Hill*
196
174
689
624
Brookln
53
48
51
46
Brooksville
66
59
44
51
Penobscot**
168
240
180
196
Sedgwick
130
79
46
55
Surry
43
26
19
15
Other+
551
496
191
216
* Includes 473 (2007) or 433 (2008) incident responses to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital - usually for inter-facility transports.
** Includes 102 (2007) or 103 (2008) resident and 137 (2007) or 144 (2008) incident responses to the Penobscot Nursing Home.
+ Includes all non-transports and calls cancelled before reaching the scene.

Total call volume for 2008: 1,175. Emergencies: 722 Non-emergencies: 453 Public Services: 29

A resident response indicates the town in which a patient lives regardless of where they were picked up.

An incident response indicates the town in which a patient was picked up regardless of where they actually reside.

Why don't these numbers add up?

Some patients fit into more than one category. A Blue Hill resident who is picked up in Blue Hill counts as both a resident and an incident response.

Likewise, many patients have more than one problem - like the person whose heart attack causes them to have a car accident or who falls down some stairs because of a low blood sugar.

Finally, many calls involve multiple patients, so while the truck only rolled once, there may be two or more patient contacts resulting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Patient Conditions
Abdominal Pain 22 Poisoning/Overdose 5
Allergic Reaction 5 Patient Assistance 6
Altered Mental Status 37 Respiratory Crisis 60
Behavioral Crisis 29 Seizure 15
Cardiovascular 53 Stroke/CVA/TIA 32
Cardiac Arrest 13 Substance Abuse 5
Chest Pain 73 Syncope/Fainting 14
Diabetic Crisis 7 Traumatic Injury 108
Environmental Emergency 2 Unknown Problem 28
OB/Gyn 9 Weakness 162
Other 376    
Pain 146