Table 1.
Comparison of modeled time and assumptions with actual EMS time intervals*
|
(n) |
Inside City (29765) |
Outside City (529) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Time** | Actual Time | Model Time** | Actual Time | |
| Activation |
1.4 |
1.7 (1.3-2.2) |
2.9 |
2.1 (1.6-2.9) |
| Response |
4.4 (3.2-5.9) |
4.9 (3.5-6.7) |
5.3 (4.3-7.0) |
10.9 (8.9-13.6) |
| On-scene |
13.5 |
21.6 (15.9-27.9) |
15.1 |
22.1 (16.8-28.2) |
| Transport |
7.3 (5.3-9.9) |
13.3 (9.5-18.0) |
13.1 (10.8-17.5) |
20.0 (15.5-26.5) |
| Total | 26.5 (23.3-30.7) | 43.3 (35.7-51.9) | 36.4 (33.2-42.5) | 57.6 (49.4-67.2) |
* All times are in minutes expressed as Median (Interquartile Range).
** Model times are the assumptions from meta-analysis for Activation and On-scene intervals and GIS derived times for Response and Transport intervals.