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Table 3 Emergency medical dispatch and emergency medical services response intervals in minutes and seconds

From: Implementing a nationwide criteria-based emergency medical dispatch system: A register-based follow-up study

Emergency

No.

EMD, median (IQR)

EMS, median (IQR)

Level

A

34,489

02:01 (1:28,2:47)

6:11 (4:18,9:17)

B

31,116

03:27 (2:20,5:38)

10:00 (6:50,14:24)

C

1,391

04:51 (3:00,10:41)

11:14 (07:44,17:27

D

139

6:46 (3:37,19:00)

13:00 (8:33,21:07)

All

67,135

02:34 (1:45,4:01)

7:53 (5.09,11:59)

  1. Interquartile range (IQR).
  2. EMD response interval: Time spend from reception of 1-1-2 call at the EMCC, until activation of the ambulance. EMS response interval: Time spend from ambulance activation until arrival on scene. Patients with a valid Danish Index code (67,135) are included in the table.