Number and Response Time for Life-Threatening Incidents (Priority Code 0)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI): Victorian Health Services Performance
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Wait Times and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of ambulance arrivals to priority code 0 incidents (life-threatening) and the median and 90th percentile response time, in minutes.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Air ambulance results are excluded from reporting.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By local government area (LGA).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Victorian Ambulance Data Set (VADS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025