Median Response Time to High Priority, Time Critical Incidents (Priority Code 1)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The median or 50th percentile response time is the time in which half of ambulance responses to high priority, time critical incidents (Priority code 1) are completed. Where multiple ambulances arrive at a single incident, only the first is counted. Priority codes are triaged from 0 to 9, where lower codes are more urgent/highest priority (e.g., suspected cardiac arrest).
Numerator
The median response time to high priority, time critical incidents (Priority code 1)
Denominator
This indicator is a median. It applies to high priority, time critical incidents (Priority code 1)
Exclusions
Air ambulance results are excluded from reporting. Response times are not provided when the number of ambulance arrivals for that measure is less than 10.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
90th percentile response time
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Victorian Ambulance Data Set (VADS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Victoria Health Services Performance Ambulance Services dashboard