Table 2
Average Emergency Medical Service (EMS) ResponseTime for Rural and Urban Fatal Crashes: 1998
(In minutes)
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| 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).
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