Table 3.
EMS travel time under different regionalization scenarios.
| Transport characteristic | Up-triage only | Up and down triage | Up and down triage with bed reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total travel time, min. | 271,582 | 245,137 | 247,134 |
| Percentage increase in total travel time, %* | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Different hospital destination from observed, no. (%) | 6,888 (38) | 12,555 (70) | 12,628 (70) |
| Direction of time change, no. (%)^ | |||
| Increase | 4,137 (60) | 4,918 (39) | 5,175 (41) |
| Decrease | 2,512 (36) | 6,871 (55) | 6,663 (53) |
| No change | 239 (3) | 766 (6) | 790 (6) |
| Magnitude of time increase, % of patientsa | |||
| < 6 minutes | 1,034 (25.0) | 1,753 (35.6) | 1,900 (36.7) |
| 6 to 12 minutes | 1,987 (48.0) | 2,049 (41.7) | 2,120 (41.0) |
| > 12 minutes | 1,116 (27.0) | 1,116 (22.7) | 1,155 (22.3) |
| Magnitude of time decrease, % of patientsb | |||
| < 6 minutes | 2,217 (88.3) | 4,571 (66.5) | 4,390 (65.9) |
| 6 to 12 minutes | 278 (11.1) | 1,750 (25.5) | 1,724 (25.9) |
| > 12 minutes | 17 (0.7) | 550 (8.0) | 549 (8.2) |
*
Compared to baseline total travel time of 240,278 minutes
^
Only among those who changed destination from observed data
a
Only among those with increased travel time
b
Only among those with decreased travel time