Alcohol-related calls to Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Services have held steady this semester, according to GERMS.

Of the 250 calls GERMS received from early move-in through Halloween weekend, 49 were alcohol-related, representing 19 percent of the total. This rate of alcohol-related calls is 1.5 percent higher than last year’s.

This Halloween weekend alone, GERMS received 22 calls, 32 percent of which were alcohol-related. Homecoming weekend was GERMS’s busiest of the semester, with 28 overall calls, 36 percent alcohol-related.

GERMS Director of Public Relations Emily Malavenda (NHS ’13) pointed out that these figures do not accurately reflect the breakdown for all calls throughout the school year. The student-run EMS adds a secondary crew for weekend nights and holidays when more calls are expected, such as homecoming and Halloween.

Over the course of a school year, GERMS typically receives 900 to 1000 calls. Although GERMS services both the university and surrounding neighborhoods, calls originating from campus are the most common.

Of the total number of calls this semester, 68 percent ended in transport to the Georgetown University Hospital, while the remaining 32 percent of patients refused treatment and transportation to the hospital.

The majority of calls made to GERMS are due to sports injuries, according to the GERMS website.