SA Ambulance Service reported ambulance responses by priority

The number of SA Ambulance service reported responses by priority, calendar year and quarter. \r\nA response is the dispatch of an ambulance service vehicle. There may be multiple responses to a single incident. Responses are prioritised as per incidents, but in some instances responses to the same incident may be dispatched with different priorities (e.g. a code 1 response to a code 1 incident may be supported by an additional code 2 response as a back-up).\r\n\r\nResponses are prioritised as :\r\n*emergency (code 1) — immediate response under lights and sirens required (incident is potentially life threatening); \r\n*urgent (code 2) — undelayed response required without lights and sirens (arrival desirable within 30 minutes); \r\n*Non-emergency (code 3 and code 4) non-urgent response by required ambulance or patient transport service; and casualty room attendance.\r\n