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Table 3 Frequency distribution of patients based on pre-hospital emergency time indices by study time periods

From: Time indices of pre-hospital EMS missions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Time Indices

Group

Total

(n = 17,860)

Before the Covid Pandemic- 19

(n = 5613)

During the Covid Pandemic- 19

(n = 12,247)

Delay time, n (%)

 < 1

1332(23.7)

3302(27.0)

4634(25.9)

 1–2

3166(55.7)

6406(52.3)

9532(53.4)

 2–6

1155(20.66)

2539(20.7)

3694(20.7)

Response time, n (%)

 8 ≥ 

4048(72.5)

7596(62.0)

11,664(65.3)

 9–16

1224(21.8)

3731(30.5)

4955(27.7)

 > 16

321(5.7)

920(7.5)

1241(6.9)

On-Scene time, n (%)

 10 ≥ 

2745(48.9)

4965(40.5)

7710(43.2)

 11–20

2386(42.5)

5709(46.6)

8095(45.3)

 > 20

482(8.6)

1573(12.8)

2055(11.5)

Transport time, n (%)

 10 ≥ 

4523(80.6)

9016(73.6)

13,539(75.8)

 11–20

729(13.0)

2077(17.0)

2806(15.7)

 > 20

361(6.4)

1154(9.4)

1515(8.5)

Total run time, n (%)

 25 ≥ 

2804(50.0)

4394(35.9)

7198(40.2)

 26–35

1737(30.9)

4374(35.7)

6111(34.2)

 36–45

550(9.8)

1841(15.0)

2391(13.4)

 > 45

522(9.3)

1638(13.4)

2160(12.1)

Round trip time, n (%)

 40 ≥ 

2924(52.1)

4655(38.0)

7579(42.4)

 41–50

1142(20.3)

2959(24.2)

4101(23.0)

 51–60

537(9.6)

1590(13.0)

2127(11.9)

 > 60

1010(18.0)

3043(24.8)

4053(22.7)