Unique number of access measures as defined by the WHO ECSF by access type
WHO ECSF | Total* | Access type | |||||
Site | Primary function | N=133 (%) | Availability N=39 (%) | Accessibility N=18 (%) | Accommodation N=42 (%) | Affordability N=17 (%) | Acceptability N=19 (%) |
Out of hospital care | 76 (57.1) | 11 (28.2) | 17 (94.4) | 25 (59.5) | 9 (52.9) | 14 (73.7) | |
Bystander response | 17 (12.8) | 1 (2.6) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (7.1) | 1 (5.9) | 9 (47.4) | |
EMS dispatch | 3 (2.3) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (2.4) | |||
Provider response | 11 (8.2) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (11.1) | 6 (14.3) | 1 (5.3) | ||
Transfer | 45 (33.8) | 7 (17.9) | 11 (61.1) | 15 (35.7) | 8 (47.1) | 4 (21.1) | |
Facility-based care | 57 (42.9) | 28 (71.8) | 1 (5.6) | 17 (40.5) | 8 (47.1) | 3 (15.8) | |
Reception and triage | 6 (4.5) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (9.5) | ||||
EU care | 51 (38.3) | 26 (66.7) | 1 (5.6) | 13 (31.0) | 8 (47.1) | 3 (15.8) | |
Disposition | -- | ||||||
Inpatient care | -- |
*Total is out of 133, as 4 measures could not be defined by ECSF.
ECSF, Emergency Care Systems Framework; EMS, Emergency Medical Services; EU, Emergency Unit.