Table 1 Final time variables
FINAL TIME VARIABLES (data provided by provider performing the intervention) | ||||
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Number | Data variable name | Type of data | Data variable categories or values | Definition of data variable |
1 | Response time | Continuous | Minutes | Time from the Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) initiated transmission of message to the EMS unit, until the time of arrival of the EMS unit at the patient. |
2 | On-scene time | Continuous | Minutes | Time from EMS unit arrival at the patient until time of patient leaving scene (or time of death if dead on scene). |
3 | Transport time | Continuous | Minutes | Time from patient departure from scene until patient arrival at hospital. |