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 mechanism of injury or age of the patient

Status	Patient Condition	Triage Urgency	Triage Tag
Zero	Dead	Not Required	Black/White
One	Critical	Immediate	Red
Two	Serious	Urgent	Orange/Yellow
Three	Moderate	Delayed	Green
Four	Minor	Delayed	Green

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