During 2004-05, the Tasmanian Ambulance Service responded to 56,066 separate incidents in Tasmania. The majority of ambulance activity in Tasmania occurred in response to emergencies. This was also true for all regions, with emergencies accounting for 53.9% of all activity in the South region, 46.8% in the North region, and 53.2% in the North West region.
AMBULANCE ACTIVITY, Tasmanian regions - 2004-05 |
|
 | South | North | North West | Tasmania(a) |
Ambulance incident |
no.
|
no.
|
no.
|
no.
|
|
| Emergency | 15,371 | 7,032 | 6,561 | 29,144 |
| Urgent | 8,837 | 4,419 | 3,775 | 17,032 |
| Non-emergency | 4,297 | 3,581 | 2,006 | 9,890 |
Total |
28,505
|
15,032
|
12,342
|
56,066
|
|
(a) Tasmania figures include ambulance incidents where the Region of residence is unknown.
Source: Tasmanian Ambulance Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
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This page last updated 1 November 2007
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