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Table 3 Process indicators for SMUR interventions between 2000 and 2010

From: Trends of pre-hospital emergency medical services activity over 10 years: a population-based registry analysis

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

  1. Values are means (medians) unless indicated.
  2. 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.