A pre-hospital team is dispatched using the NHS Pathways triage system. The dispatcher assigns a Category 1 response. What does a Category 1 response ...

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A pre-hospital team is dispatched using the NHS Pathways triage system. The dispatcher assigns a Category 1 response. What does a Category 1 response mean in the UK ambulance service?

Accepted Answer

Life-threatening emergency - target response time of 7 minutes mean; includes cardiac arrest, major haemorrhage, and anaphylaxis

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Scheduled non-emergency transfer

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Urgent but not life-threatening - target 18 minutes

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Patient requires telephone advice only

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Routine transport - target 2 hours

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Ambulance Response Categories

A pre-hospital team is dispatched using the NHS Pathways triage system. The dispatcher assigns a Category 1 response. What does a Category 1 response mean in the UK ambulance service?