Impact of the Four-Hour Rule policy on emergency medical services delays in Australian EDs: a longitudinal cohort study.
Nicola Wing Young ManRoberto ForeroHanh NgoDavid MountainGerard J FitzGeraldGhasem-Sam TolooSally McCarthyMohammed MohsinDaniel Michael FatovichPaul BaileyEmma BosleyRosemary CarneyHarry Man Xiong LaiK M HillmanPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2020)
The Policy was associated with reduced ambulance delays over time in Queensland and only the immediate period in New South Wales. Associations may be due to local jurisdictional initiatives to improve ambulance performance. Strategies to alleviate ambulance delay may need to focus on the ED intake component. These should be re-examined with longer periods of post-Policy data.