FOI 25-168 Fall related Incidents

Freedom of Information Request

Reference
FOI 25-168 Fall related Incidents
Request Date
09 Apr 2025
Response Date
02 May 2025
Information Requested
  1. The total number of ambulance callouts for people aged 65 and over, broken down by year (2022, 2023, and 2024 where available).

    2. The number of ambulance callouts for people aged 65 and over that resulted in the patient being transported to hospital, broken down by year (2022, 2023, and 2024 where available). 
     
    3. The number of ambulance callouts for people aged 65 and over that were explicitly recorded as relating to falls, fractures, or other household-related accidents, broken down by year (2022, 2023, and 2024). If recorded, please include details of the nature or cause of the accident (e.g., fall from bed, fall on stairs, etc.). 
     
    4. The number of ambulance callouts involving immobile patients aged 65 and over, broken down by the location within the household where the patient was found (e.g., bedroom, bathroom, stairs), if recorded.   

  

Response
  1. The total number of ambulance callouts for people aged 65 and over, broken down by year (2022, 2023, and 2024 where available).  
  2. The number of ambulance callouts for people aged 65 and over that resulted in the patient being transported to hospital, broken down by year (2022, 2023, and 2024 where available).

Please see the sheet attached, tab 1, detailing the total number of incidents attended and the total number conveyed to hospital for people aged 65 and over from 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024. 

  1. The number of ambulance callouts for people aged 65 and over that were explicitly recorded as relating to falls, fractures, or other household-related accidents, broken down by year (2022, 2023, and 2024). If recorded, please include details of the nature or cause of the accident (e.g., fall from bed, fall on stairs, etc.).
  2. The number of ambulance callouts involving immobile patients aged 65 and over, broken down by the location within the household where the patient was found (e.g., bedroom, bathroom, stairs), if recorded.

 

Please see the attached sheet tab 2, both detail the number of calls attended within the category of ‘Falls’ for people aged 65years or over between 01/01/2022-31/12/2024 

 

This information has been provided in two tables as a new clinical system is being phased in. This phased system has been in place since June 24 and involves only a portion of Scotland. There is the possibility that an incident from the Terrapace 3 system could be counted in the Terrapace 2 system and therefore the figures in the table should NOT be added together. 

It is important to note that the data provided for fractures and immobile are not necessarily associated with the final code ‘Falls’ and may have other final codes against them. 

 

The Scottish Ambulance Service does not have the data set to report on where a patient was found.  It is for this reason we have applied section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002, as information not held.   

 

Response Documents

FOI 25 168 Data (XLSX | 11KB)

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