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Dewey EMS was one of the busiest BLS only EMS agencies in Northampton County until 2010. Our call volume has risen every year. What follows is a small snapshot of the number of calls, organized by type that we have responded to over the past few years.
Incident Type |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total |
% of Calls |
Unknown |
17 |
29 |
45 |
56 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
165 |
1.51% |
Shooting |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
14 |
0.12% |
Fall
|
125 |
179 |
212 |
254 |
224 |
186 |
247 |
1427 |
13.04% |
Stabbing |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.04% |
| Bite/Sting |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
32 |
0.29% |
| Vehicular |
100 |
162 |
216 |
254 |
258 |
243 |
163 |
1396 |
12.76% |
| Motorcycle |
3 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
46 |
0.42% |
| Bicycle |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
26 |
0.24% |
| Recreation Vehicle |
3 |
0
|
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
0.10% |
| Pedestrian |
3 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
0.25% |
DOA |
|
|
|
|
11 |
13 |
18 |
42 |
0.38% |
| Assault |
6 |
8 |
15 |
24 |
19 |
20 |
15 |
107 |
0.98% |
| Fire |
78 |
115 |
144 |
169 |
202 |
208 |
206 |
1122 |
10.25% |
| Inter-Facility |
2 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
0.20% |
| Medical |
635 |
736 |
816 |
869 |
977 |
836 |
1072 |
5941 |
54.29% |
| Other |
54 |
71 |
78 |
98 |
106 |
76 |
78 |
561 |
5.13% |
| Total |
1039 |
1331 |
1546 |
1754 |
1851 |
1603 |
1819 |
10943 |
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