Time-to-treatment
The time-to-treatment criteria attached to the ATS categories describe the ideal maximum time a patient can safely wait for medical assessment and treatment. The extent to which these criteria can be met is routinely evaluated against nationally recommended performance standards for each of the five ATS categories. These performance indicator thresholds are outlined in the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s policy document for the ATS1 and are detailed in Table 2.1.