Table 3.
Differences in time performance over time.
| Item | Baseline (2014 Q1) n = 834 |
Immediately after Training (2014 Q4) n = 965 | 1–2 Years after Training (2015–2016) n = 7261 |
3–4 Years after Training (2017–2018) n = 8075 |
95%CI of the Difference | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Alert time 1 | 3.10 (6.7) | 2.96 (5.6) | 2.90 (5.8) | 3.13 (6.1) | −0.25 to 0.56 | 0.877 |
| Activation time 2 | 4.78 (7.1) | 4.97 (6.7) | 4.86 (7.0) | 5.35 (7.6) | −1.64 to 0.73 | 0.053 |
| Response time 3 | 8.08 (4.9) | 8.68 (5.3) | 8.57 (5.6) | 8.70 (6.0) | −0.34 to 1.23 | 0.083 |
| Clinical care time 4 | 21.51 (8.4) | 21.87 (8.3) | 22.24 (8.9) | 24.32 (8.9) | 0.75 to 3.27 | 0.034 * |
| Transfer time 5 | 12.29 (10.1) | 13.11 (10.6) | 12.73 (10.3) | 12.86 (11.2) | −1.51 to 1.66 | 0.402 |
| Overall time 6 | 48.9 (19.9) | 51.60 (19.5) | 51.52 (19.6) | 53.62 (20.0) | 1.04 to 5.33 | 0.015 * |
1 Alert time: The time between the start and the end of a call at the dispatch center. 2 Activation time: The time from the start of a call to the allocation of clinical resources at the dispatch center. 3 Response time: The period from the resource allocation to the arrival of the EMS team at point of care. 4 Clinical care time: The time from the arrival of the EMS team at the point of care to the start of transfer; on-site care is provided. 5 Transfer time: The time of transportation from the point of care to arrival at the receiving center. 6 Overall time: The sum of all previous times. CI, confidence interval; SD standard deviation. * p < 0.05.