Non-overdose codes assigned in the call centre to patients then coded by attending crews as non-accidental overdose/poisoning or treated with naloxone (n=540)
Call centre code | Description | Number of NANFP calls from PCR data (% of all those miscoded or not labelled NFP at call) |
---|---|---|
01 | Abdominal pain/problems | 4 (0.7) |
02 | Allergies | 2 (0.4) |
04 | Assault/sexual assault | 5 (0.9) |
05 | Back pain | 1 (0.2) |
06 | Breathing problems | 34 (6.3) |
09 | Cardiac/respiratory arrest | 18 (3.3) |
10 | Chest pain | 18 (3.3) |
12 | Convulsion/fitting | 28 (5.2) |
13 | Diabetic problems | 4 (0.7) |
17 | Falls | 15 (2.8) |
18 | Headache | 1 (0.2) |
19 | Heart problems | 4 (0.7) |
20 | Exposure | 1 (0.2) |
21 | Haemorrhage/laceration | 10 (1.9) |
22 | Industrial accident | 10 (1.9) |
25 | Psychiatric behaviour | 71 (13.1) |
26 | Sick person | 21 (3.9) |
27 | Stab/gunshot | 5 (0.9) |
28 | Stroke | 3 (0.6) |
29 | Traffic accident | 1 (0.2) |
30 | Traumatic injuries | 3 (0.6) |
31 | Unconscious/fainting | 73 (13.5) |
32 | Unknown problem | 19 (3.5) |
Not known/not recorded | 189 (35.0) | |
Total | 540 (100) |
NANFP, non-accidental non-fatal poisoning; NFP, non-fatal poisoning; PCR, patient clinical record.