Work out ambulance response time instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Total response is call handling plus crew mobilisation plus travel time, where travel is distance over average speed converted to minutes. Dispatch overhead is a fixed two to three minutes, which is why the seven minute category one target is only achievable within a few kilometres.
Travel time
minutes = distance / average speed x 60
Total response
total = dispatch + mobilisation + travel
minutes = distance / average speed x 60. Total response is call handling plus crew mobilisation plus travel time, where travel is distance over average speed converted to minutes.
Dispatch overhead is a fixed two to three minutes, which is why the seven minute category one target is only achievable within a few kilometres.
Enter distance to the scene, average response speed, call handling and dispatch time, crew mobilisation time. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.