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Ambulance Victoria is not meeting its code-one response benchmark.

Topic: healthRegion: asia pacificUpdated: i1 outletsSources: 1Spectrum: Left OnlyFiltered: Asia (1/1)· Clear⏱ 2 min read
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145 seconds to save a life: Triple Zero standards overhauled after pandemic crisis Victoria’s strained health system is under unprecedented pressure from a growing population that is sicker than ever before, causing ambulances to miss key response targets and hospitals failing to provide timely emergency care. As the state government unveiled a new standard for the handling of Triple Zero emergency calls, Tuesday’s budget painted a grim picture of emergency care: with just 65 per cent of code one “lights and sirens
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KEY FACTS
  • The new standard was unveiled in response to the pandemic-era collapse of Victoria’s emergency ambulance call taking system, linked to the death of 33 people.
  • While there is no change to the agency’s strict call-answering benchmarks, including the requirement for 90 per cent of ambulance calls to be answered within five seconds, new rules will govern how long operators spend.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT

This development falls within the broader context of Health activity in Asia Pacific. Current reporting indicates: The new standard was unveiled in response to the pandemic-era collapse of Victoria’s emergency ambulance call taking system, linked to the death of 33 people. After the disaster, the service’s performance standards were declared unfit-for-purpose.

While there is no change to the agency’s strict call-answering benchmarks, including the requirement for 90 per cent of ambulance calls to be answered within five seconds, new rules will govern how long operators spend. This context is based on the currently available source text and may be refined as fuller reporting becomes available.

Brief

145 seconds to save a life: Triple Zero standards overhauled after pandemic crisis Victoria’s strained health system is under unprecedented pressure from a growing population that is sicker than ever before, causing ambulances to miss key response targets and hospitals failing to provide timely emergency care.

As the state government unveiled a new standard for the handling of Triple Zero emergency calls, Tuesday’s budget painted a grim picture of emergency care: with just 65 per cent of code one “lights and sirens

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