Table 6.

Status of pre-hospital EC across the Pacific region.

	Number	Percentage%
System for access to EC and first aid from trained first responders	Total 122
No system exists	17	13.9
Some groups are trained in first aid, but without any standard training or coordination	25	20.5
There are some formally trained first responders but no system for the public to access them	36	29.5
There are organised, trained first responder services that the public can access in some parts of the country	33	27.1
There is access to trained first responder care and advice from the ambulance / central facility service in most parts of the country	11	9.0
System to provide EC during transport between scene and facility, or between facilities	Total 122
No system exists	17	13.9
A transport system exists but access to it is limited and unreliable	16	13.1
A transport system with basic emergency care provision exists but access is limited and unreliable	49	40.2
A transport system exists and access is reliable in most parts of the country, but providers do not provide emergency care during transport	20	16.4
A transport system exists and access to transport and emergency care during transport is reliable in most parts of the country	20	16.4
System to access EC from trained first responders and the scene and urgent transport to a health facility (overall system of pre-hospital care)	Total 121
No system exists	23	19.0
Some parts of the system exist but access to care in not reliable	35	28.9
Most parts of the system exist, but access to care is not reliable in all parts of the country	34	28.1
Most parts of the system exist and access to care is reliable in most parts of the country, but not of high quality	24	19.9
Most parts of the system exist and access to care is reliable and of high quality in most parts of the country	5	4.1