Ambulance Response/Assessment Codes

Response Priorities

Colour	Priority	Old Number	Response Description
Purple	Very High		Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest - Under Lights (Also broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend)
Red	High	P1	Lights & siren
Orange	Medium	P2	Road speed (May be upgraded to under lights if crew think appropriate)
Green	Low	P3	Road speed, non-urgent
Grey	Very Low		Referred to Clinical Desk or Registered Nurse

Patient Status Codes

Patient status codes are a numerical range used to indicate the severity of a patients injuries or condition
A patients status may be changed based upon clinical presentation but should not be changed for mechanisim of injury or age of the patient

Status Code	Patient Condition	Threat to Life	Triage Wristband	Triage Tag
FOUR	Minor	None	Delayed Green	Green
THREE	Moderate	Unlikely	Delayed Green	Green
TWO	Serious	Potentially	Urgent Yellow	Orange/Yellow
ONE	Critical	Immediate	Immediate Red	Red
ZERO	Dead	Not Applicable	Dead White/Black	White/Black

METHANE Report

Used to provide details from scene to comms about a major incident

METHANE stands for:

M	Major incident declared
E	Exact Location of Incident
T	Type of Incident
H	Hazards Present or Suspected
A	Access to and from from the incident scene
N	Number, Type and Severity of Casualties
E	Emergency services required and already on scene