Factors influencing on-scene time in a rural Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Critically ill patients need to be immediately identified, properly managed, and rapidly transported to definitive care. Extensive prehospital times may increase mortality in selected patient groups. The on-scene time is a part of the prehospital interval that can be decreased, as transport times are determined mostly by the distance to the hospital. Identifying factors that affect on-scene time can improve training, protocols, and decision making. Our objectives were to assess on-scene time in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in our region and selected factors that may affect it in specific and severe conditions.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study evaluated on-scene time and factors that may affect it for 9757 emergency primary missions by the

SUBMITTER: Osteras O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5609050 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature