Table 3.
Process indicators for SMUR interventions between 2000 and 2010
| Indicators | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start (min) $ | ||||||||||
| Ambulance/SMUR | -/4(2) | -/4(3) | 4(2)/4(3) | 3(2)/4(3) | 4(2)/4(3) | 4(2)/4(3) | 3(2)/4(3) | 4(2)/4(3) | 6(2)/4(3) | 5(2)/4(3) |
| % of departures > 5 min | ||||||||||
| Ambulance/SMUR | -/14.5 | -/14.1 | 18.8/12.6 | 17.6/16.7 | 16.6/15.7 | 17.4/13.1 | 17.4/11.7 | 21.1/13.7 | 19.9/15.0 | 15.3/15.3 |
| Time to response (min) # | ||||||||||
| Ambulance/SMUR | -/11(7) | -/11(7) | 11(6)/11(7) | 11(6)/11(7) | 12(6)/11.5(7) | 11(6)/11(7) | 11(6)/11(7) | 13(7)/12(8) | 17(8)/12(8) | 16(7)/12(8) |
| Time on scene (min) £ | ||||||||||
| Ambulance | ||||||||||
| Age <16 | 17(15) | 18(16) | 18(16) | 18.5(16) | 18(16) | 17(15) | 17(15) | 17(15.5) | ||
| Age 17-79 | 20(19) | 21(19) | 21(19) | 20(19) | 20(19) | 20(19) | 20(19) | 20(18) | ||
| Age > =80 | 22(20) | 22(21) | 22(21) | 22(21) | 23(21) | 23(22) | 23(22) | 23(22) | ||
| SMUR | ||||||||||
| Age <16 | 17(14) | 15(13) | 17(14) | 19(16) | 19(17) | 17.5(16) | 16.5(15) | 17.5(15) | 17(15) | 18(15) |
| Age 17-79 | 20(19) | 21(19) | 21(19) | 22(20) | 22(20) | 20(20) | 20(19) | 23(20) | 23(21) | 23(21) |
| Age > =80 | 20(19) | 21(20) | 20(19) | 21.5(21) | 21(21) | 20(20) | 20.5(21) | 22(21) | 22(21) | 22(21) |
| % of time on scene > 20 min | ||||||||||
| Ambulance/SMUR | -/42.3 | -/45.0 | 51.5/43.7 | 53.0/50.5 | 53.5/47.7 | 52.4/59.3 | 51.4/58.3 | 52.1/48.9 | 51.8/51.2 | 51.9/50.3 |
Values are means (medians) unless indicated.
PEMS: prehospital emergency medical services; SMUR: emergency physicians sent simultaneously onsite; $Time to departure: duration from alarm to start of the vehicle; #Time to response: duration from alarm to arrival on scene; £Time on scene: duration from arrival to leave from the scene.