AMPDS (version 10.4) classification of 263 patients with ACS.
| Symptom | Descriptor | Code | Cat. | No. of patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH prioritisation is also shown and requires that category ‘A’ (life threatening) calls receive a response within 8 minutes and category ‘B’ calls (urgent) a response within 19 minutes. Cat., category. | ||||||||
| Chest pain | Abnormal breathing | 10C02 | A | 14 | ||||
| Chest pain | Breathing normally >35 | 10C01 | A | 39 | ||||
| Chest pain | Severe respiratory distress | 10D01 | A | 1 | ||||
| Chest pain | Non-alert | 10D02 | A | 2 | ||||
| Chest pain | Clammy | 10D03 | A | 139 | ||||
| Chest pain | Nausea or vomiting | 10D04 | A | 12 | ||||
| Chest pain | Uncoded | 4 | ||||||
| Breathing problems | Difficulty breathing | 06C01 | B | 5 | ||||
| Breathing problems | Cardiac history | 06C03 | B | 2 | ||||
| Breathing problems | Severe respiratory distress | 06D01 | A | 12 | ||||
| Breathing problems | Sweaty or changing colour | 06D03 | B | 3 | ||||
| Cardiac arrest | Suspected cardiac arrest | 09D01 | A | 2 | ||||
| Heart problems | Unknown symptoms (third party) | 19B01 | B | 1 | ||||
| Heart problems | Cardiac history | 19C02 | B | 2 | ||||
| Diabetes | Unconscious | 13D01 | A | 2 | ||||
| Falls | Non-recent injuries (>6 hours) | 17A02 | B | 1 | ||||
| Sick person | No priority symptoms | 26A01 | B | 5 | ||||
| Sick person | Not alert | 26C01 | B | 3 | ||||
| Sick person | Cardiac history | 26C02 | B | 1 | ||||
| Traumatic injury | Possibly dangerous injuries | 30B01 | B | 1 | ||||
| Unconscious | Single fainting episode and alert (age >35 years) | 31C01 | B | 2 | ||||
| Unconscious | Conscious with abnormal breathing | 31C04 | B | 2 | ||||
| Unconscious | Unconscious (at end of interrogation) | 31D01 | A | 3 | ||||
| Unconscious | Severe respiratory distress | 31D02 | A | 1 | ||||
| Unconscious | Not alert | 31D03 | A | 3 | ||||
| Unknown problems | Standing, sitting up, moving, or talking | 32B01 | B | 1 | ||||