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Table 2 General characteristics, activity and process measures of each centre from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

From: Variation in accessibility of the population to an Emergency Medical Communication Centre: a multicentre observational study

 

Overall

Centre 1

Centre 2

Centre 3

Centre 4

Centre 5

Centre 6

Incoming calls

2,544,254

431,676

532,518

422,710

521,807

380,930

254,613

Population size

8,910,900

1,413,300

2,168,500

1,601,100

1,646,100

1,401,200

680,200

Area covered

 

Mixed

Urban

Urban

Urban

Mixed

Mixed

EMCC calls handled rate(per 1000 inhabitants; 95% CI)

285.5 [285.2–285.8]

305.4 [304.7–306.2]

245.6 [245.0–246.1]

263.9 [263.2–264.6]

317.0 [316.3–317.7]

271.9 [271.1–272.6]

374.3 [373.2–375.5]

Connected call takers

4.9 ± 1.5

4.7 ± 1.7

4.7 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 0.9

5.4 ± 1

3.9 ± 1.1

6 ± 1.7

Incoming calls per hour

48.4 ± 27

49.3 ± 24.3

61.0 ± 33.5

48.4 ± 23.3

59.8 ± 25.8

43.6 ± 19.9

29.1 ± 18.8

Handled calls per hour

43.3 ± 21.7

48.2 ± 23.2

45.6 ± 20.8

45.2 ± 21

53.6 ± 21.4

39.5 ± 16.9

28.4 ± 17.5

Average call duration (sec)

75.5 ± 32.0

101.7 ± 19.4

70.7 ± 12.6

52.5 ± 10.2

50.9 ± 7.9

52.6 ± 9.4

124.5 ± 24.3

Calls per operator

10.1 ± 6.0

10.6 ± 4.2

12.7 ± 6.8

10.3 ± 4.8

11 ± 4.5

11.4 ± 8

4.7 ± 2.2

Calls handled rate

90%

98%

75%

94%

90%

91%

98%

Calls answered within 20 s (QS20)

62.5 ± 24.4

84.2 ± 16

36.3 ± 17.1

74 ± 16.4

47.1 ± 15.2

52.8 ± 17.4

80.7 ± 16.7

Occupation rate (%)

33.8 ± 13.9

29.6 ± 12.2

40.8 ± 14.7

29.2 ± 11.7

34.4 ± 13.8

34.4 ± 13.7

34.3 ± 13.5