Specialist Paramedic James Yates, first accredited ARNI instructor from a paramedic background in the UK
June 29, 2023Breaking ground with Advanced Clinical Pracitioner in Critical Care Paramedic Vicki Brown
July 6, 2023Incidents January - June 2023
Incidents
Critical Care Car
Helicopter
We were called to 958 incidents in the first half of 2023, this compares to 895 incidents in the first half of 2022.
Our helicopter was tasked to 297 incidents January to June this year, and 280 in 2022.
In the same period our critical care cars were tasked to 661 incidents this year and 615 last year.
Incidents by type
Trauma - 462
Medical - 496
462 trauma incidents in the first half of 2023, 423 in 2022.
496 medical incidents in the same period of 2023, 472 in 2022.
Incidents by location
- 282 incidents in Gloucestershire, up from 263
- 245 incidents in Bristol, down from 262
- 143 incidents in South Gloucestershire, up from 130
- 57 incidents in B&NES, up from 51
- 130 incidents in North Somerset, up from 100
- 53 incidents in Wiltshire, up from 40
Incidents by gender
Male
Female
Type of incident
Road Traffic Collision - 191
Cardiac arrest - 265
191 road traffic incidents in the first half of 2023, 161 in 2022.
265 cardiac arrests in the same period of 2023, 264 in 2022.
Age group
Child - 142
Adult - 597
+70 - 152
142 children and teenagers in the first half of 2023, 121 in 2022.
597 adults in the same period of 2023, 573 in 2022.
152 elderly people in January to June 2023, 136 in 2022.
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