Comparison of inbound metrics for ambulance-transported patients at regional and metropolitan centres
| Regional (N=176) | Metropolitan (N=279) | Overall (N=455) | P value | |
| Symptom onset to call (min) | 0.369 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 29.0 (9.00, 82.5) | 35.5 (11.0, 110) | 31.0 (9.00, 101) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 76 (43.2) | 179 (64.2) | 255 (56.0) | |
| Dispatch response time (min) | 0.889 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 10.0 (8.00, 15.0) | 10.0 (8.00, 15.0) | 10.0 (8.00, 15.0) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 53 (30.1) | 75 (26.9) | 128 (28.1) | |
| Extrication time (min) | 0.037 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 21.0 (16.0, 25.0) | 18.0 (13.0, 26.0) | 19.0 (14.0, 25.8) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 55 (31.3) | 78 (28.0) | 133 (29.2) | |
| Inbound travel time (min) | 0.077 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 16.0 (8.00, 34.0) | 19.0 (13.8, 26.0) | 19.0 (12.0, 29.0) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 55 (31.3) | 79 (28.3) | 134 (29.5) | |
P values shown for Kruskal-Wallis test.