Table 1 Working diagnoses according to JRCALC category9
JRCALC categoryNo (%) of patients
Medical emergency337 (33%)
Trauma emergency30 (2.9%)
Cardiac chest pain40 (3.9%)
Cardiac arrest7 (0.7%)
Respiratory arrest1 (0.1%)
Pulmonary disease30 (2.9%)
Intoxication/overdose91 (8.9%)
Psychiatric26 (2.5%)
Obstetrics and gynaecology11 (1.1%)
Unwell183 (17.9%)
Chronic problem32 (3.1%)
Other234 (22.9%)
Total1022
  • JRCALC, Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee.