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Comprehensive Assessment of Emergency Medical Services 60 <br />and 911 /Communications Center Operations Study <br />Figure 7 <br />Ems Calls by Type <br />Condition <br />Code <br />Frequency <br />Percent <br />Sick Person <br />SICK <br />1322 <br />12.3% <br />Fall <br />FALL <br />1117 <br />10.4% <br />Transfer Interfacility Palliative Care <br />TIPC <br />1111 <br />10.4% <br />Breathing Difficulty <br />BREA <br />795 <br />7.4% <br />Unconscious <br />UNCO <br />747 <br />7.0% <br />Chest Pain <br />CHES <br />716 <br />6.7% <br />Accident w /Personal Injury <br />ACPI <br />713 <br />6.7% <br />Convulsion <br />CONV <br />472 <br />4.4% <br />Hemorrhage <br />HEMO <br />376 <br />3.5% <br />Trauma <br />TRAU <br />354 <br />3.3% <br />Overdose <br />OVER <br />336 <br />3.1% <br />Abdominal Pain <br />ABDO <br />322 <br />3.0% <br />Unknown <br />UNKN <br />292 <br />2.7% <br />Stroke <br />STRO <br />245 <br />2.3% <br />Diabetes <br />DIAB <br />209 <br />1.9% <br />Allergy /Allergic Reaction <br />ALLE <br />172 <br />1.6% <br />Assault <br />AS LT <br />158 <br />1.5% <br />Heart Problem <br />HEPR <br />147 <br />1.4% <br />9,604 89.6% <br />10,719 100% <br />Call Distribution <br />The green dots on the map that follows represent the more than 30,000 calls to which EMS units were <br />dispatched during 2009, 2010, and 2011. <br />As stated previously, the most significant clusters of calls were in the Carrboro and Chapel Hill areas. <br />Smaller, yet still significant call clusters were also noted in and around Hillsborough and a number of the <br />County's major roadways; i.e. 1 -85, SR 70, and 86, etc. <br />[The remainder of this page intentionally left blank. <br />Solutions for Local Government, Inc. 16 <br />