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
335

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
2006
 2007
2006
 2007
Blue Hill*
205
196
676
689
Brookln
49
53
37
51
Brooksville
23
66
37
44
Penobscot**
202
168
176
180
Sedgwick
95
130
63
46
Surry
44
43
21
19
Other+
465
551
139
191
* Includes 473 (2006) or 473 (2007) incident responses to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital - usually for inter-facility transports.
** Includes 91 (2006) or 102 (2007) resident and 140 (2006) or 137 (2007) incident responses to the Penobscot Nursing Home.
+ Includes all non-transports and calls cancelled before reaching the scene.

Total call volume for 2007: 1,278. Emergencies: 616 Non-emergencies: 548 Public Services: 10

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 Provider Impressions and Conditions Treated in 2007

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

1

 

Nausea/Vomiting (unknown etiology)

14

Abdominal Pain/Problems

18

 

OB/Delivery

1

Airway Obstruction

2

 

Other

290

Allergic Reaction

3

 

Other Abdominal/GI Problem

10

Altered Level of Consciousness

24

 

Other Cardiovascular Problem

13

Back Pain (Non-Traumatic)

9

 

Other CNS Problem

1

Behavioral/Psychiatric Disorder

35

 

Other Endocrine/Metabolic Problem

1

Cancer

2

 

Other GU Problems

8

Cardiac Arrest

10

 

Other Illness/Injury

31

Cardiac Rhythm Disturbance

32

 

Other OB/Gyn

3

Chest Pain/Discomfort

91

 

Pain

171

CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)

8

 

Patient Assist Only

2

COPD (Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis)

5

 

Poisoning/Drug Ingestion

5

Dehydration

9

 

Pregnancy/OB Delivery

1

Diabetic Hyperglycemia

3

 

Respiratory Arrest

1

Diabetic Symptoms (Hypoglycemia)

6

 

Respiratory Distress

84

Diarrhea

1

 

Seizure

21

Epistaxis (Non-Traumatic)

7

 

Sepsis

12

ETOH Abuse

4

 

Smoke Inhalation

1

Fever

9

 

Stings/Venomous Bites

1

G.I. Bleed

6

 

Stroke/CVA

24

General Malaise

5

 

Substance/Drug Abuse

2

Headache

5

 

Syncope/Fainting

18

Heat Exhaustion/Stroke

1

 

TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)

14

Hypertension

4

 

Traumatic Injury

97

Hypotension

3

 

Unconscious

8

Hypothermia

3

 

Unknown Problem

3

 

 

 

Weakness

86