Skip to main content

Table 1 Targets of response time specified in the contract document and the Standards NZS 8156:2008 document for different geographical areas

From: Current challenges in the provision of ambulance services in New Zealand

Source document

Percentile

Urban

Rural

Remote rural

Contract

80%

10 min

16 min

30 min

Contract

95%

20 min

30 min

60 min

Standards

50%

8 min

12 min

25 min

Standards

95%

20 min

30 min

60 min

  1. The definition of "urban" has to be equivocal with a population greater than 15,000 person [10].