Table 2

Outcome of 611 community alarm calls to 1066 Housing Association

MayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberTotal
*Problem solved by housing association, keyholder or GP. Percentages are shown in parentheses.
Number of lifeline calls1039180101112124611
Number of silent calls243227331729162
Number of false alarms1811411141169
Lifeline response766151678584424
Keyholder response273631393343209
GP called123935638
Problem solved*74 (71)58 (63)56 (70)85 (84)73 (65)87 (70)433 (70.8)
Ambulance called17141311191791
Problem solved by ambulance495891247
Transferred to hospital13 (12.5)5 (5.4)8 (10)3 (2.9)10 (8.9)5 (4%)44 (7.2)
Admitted to hospital101437429 (4.7)