P-EMS base | |||
Quality indicator | Unit of QI | Base 1 | Base 2 |
Able to respond immediately when alarmed | % | 96 | 83 |
Time to arrival of P-EMS | minutes | 27 | 24 |
On scene time | minutes | 12 | 14 |
Time to preferred destination | minutes | 62 | 62 |
Patients arriving hospital alive | % | 92 | 95 |
Debriefed responses | % | 88 | 66 |
Adverse events | % | 3 | 1 |
Complete documentation | % | 27 | 34 |
Guidelines for actual medical problem | % | 15 | 41 |
P-EMS involvement in dispatch | % | 48 | 95 |
P-EMS necessary to provide appropriate care | % | 35 | 43 |
Provision of advanced treatment | % | 33 | 37 |
Significant logistical contribution | % | 50 | 52 |
Patients enrolled in research projects | % | 0 | 10 |
Care for relatives | % | 100 | 96 |
Total quality score | Points (Scale: −15,15) | -1 | 1 |
Time variables are presented as medians as they are not normally distributed. The remaining QIs are presented as means of proportions.
P-EMS, physician-staffed emergency medical services.