Table 1.
Consecutive time periods of EMS urgent missions according to the two clustered emergency case cohorts for 21 878 transported patients
| EMS intervals | Emergency type |
Male | Female | ||
| n | Median (IQR) | n | Median (IQR)* | ||
| Response time | HUM emergencies |
8686 | 17.0 (12.5–23.2) | 6912 | 17.0 (12.6–23.1) |
| HUT emergencies |
5768 | 15.7 (11.2–22.0) | 512 | 15.6 (11.5–21.5) | |
| On-scene time | HUM emergencies |
8686 | 20.0 (13.0–29.0) | 6912 | 23.0 (16.0–31.0)† |
| HUT emergencies |
5768 | 15.0 (9.0–21.0) | 512 | 15.0 (10.0–22.0) | |
| Travel time | HUM emergencies |
8686 | 18.0 (10.0–29.0) | 6912 | 19.0 (11.0–31.0)† |
| HUT emergencies |
5768 | 19.0 (11.0–30.0) | 512 | 18.0 (12.0–30.0) | |
| Hospital time | HUM emergencies |
8686 | 17.0 (6.0–27.0) | 6912 | 16.0 (5.0–27.0) |
| HUT emergencies |
5768 | 18.0 (6.0–28.0) | 512 | 17.0 (6.0–29.0) | |
| Total EMS time |
HUM emergencies |
8686 | 79.3 (63.7–97.1) | 6912 | 82.8 (67.0–99.8)† |
| HUT emergencies |
5768 | 73.8 (58.0–92.3) | 512 | 74.7 (60.8–91.5) | |
*Mann-Whitney U Test
†Statistically significant difference at a p value of <0.05
EMS, emergency medical services; HUM, highly urgent medical; HUT, highly urgent trauma.