Table 2,,,,
Average Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Response,,,,
Time for Rural and Urban Fatal Crashes: 1998,,,,
(In minutes),,,,
Event,Rural,Unknown,Urban,Unknown
Time of crash to EMS notification,6.77,37%,3.62,46%
EMS notification to EMS arrival at crash scene,11.36,35%,6.26,47%
EMS arrival at crash scene to hospital arrival,36.28,67%,26.63,72%
Time of crash to hospital arrival1,51.78,68%,35.46,71%
"1 Not a total of the above categories, as separate records are kept for this category.",,,,

"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1998 (Washington, DC: 1999).",,,,