Characteristics of trauma patients treated by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service and transported to the hospital by helicopter or ambulance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trauma patients treated by the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) can be transported to the hospital either by helicopter or by ambulance, in both cases accompanied by the HEMS physician. The objectives of this study are first to compile an overview of patients treated and transported by the HEMS team with either the helicopter (patients transported by helicopter, PTH) or with the ambulance (patients transported by ambulance, PTA). In addition, to evaluate whether the existing information systems obtain relevant data for researching the decision-making process. The second objective is to identify potentially influencing factors that could be significant for further research.

Methods

All patients in the period from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2020,

SUBMITTER: Blok B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437721 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature