Table 4
Response times and procedures for rapid response vehicles and others: subgroup B (2001)
| Rapid response vehicles dispatched | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Response time | Mean | 0:06:02 | 0:07:09 | p<0.001, F = 18.27 |
| (SD) | (0:02:57) | (0:05:14) | ||
| Median | 0:05:38 | 0:06:00 | ||
| Number | 483 | 751 | ||
| Call to hospital time | Mean | 0:33:32 | 0:35:09 | p = 0.009, F = 6.90 |
| (SD) | (0:08:58) | (0:11:19) | ||
| Median | 0:32:00 | 0:33:00 | ||
| Number | 483 | 749 | ||
| Aspirin | Given | 363 (75.2%) | 547 (72.8%) | p = 0.816, χ2 = 0.940 |
| Refused | 3 (0.6%) | 5 (6.7%) | ||
| Contraindicated | 12 (0.3%) | 18 (0.2%) | ||
| ECG | 483 (100%) | 751 (100%) | – | |
| Cannulation | 275 (56.9%) | 401 (53.3%) | p = 0.223,χ2 = 1.487 | |
| Pain relief | 64 (13.3%) | 92 (12.3%) | p = 0.541,χ2 = 2.154 | |
| Oxygen | 439 (91.0%) | 664 (88.4%) | p = 0.363,χ2 = 2.025 | |
