Median Response Time for Lights and Sirens Incidents (Dispatch Code 1)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary 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 and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The median or 50th percentile response time is the time in which half of ambulance responses for lights and sirens incidents (Dispatch code 1) are completed.
Numerator
The median response time for lights and sirens incidents (Dispatch code 1)
Denominator
This indicator is a median. It applies to lights and sirens incidents (Dispatch code 1)
Exclusions
Air ambulance results are excluded from reporting.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
90th percentile response time
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Victorian Ambulance Data Set (VADS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Victoria Health Services Performance Ambulance Services dashboard
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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