Overcoming distance: an exploration of current practices of government and charity-funded critical care transport and retrieval organizations

Table 3 Characteristics of SMEs

Location	Organization	Background	Role
Australia	Air Ambulance Victoria	Paramedic	Quality improvement
Australia	Greater Sydney Area-HEMS	Physician	Clinician/Medical manager
Australia	Retrieval Services Queensland	Physician	Medical director
Australia	RFDS Queensland	Nurse	Clinical governance
Canada	BCEHS	Paramedic	Clinician/Educator
Canada	Ornge	Physician	Clinical governance
Canada	EHS LifeFlight	Physician	Medical director
Canada	STARS	Physician	Chief medical officer
Canada	STARS	Nurse	Chief clinical officer
Finland	FinnHEMS	Physician	Clinician
New Zealand	Northern Rescue Helicopter	Physician	Clinician/Medical director
Norway	Norwegian Air Ambulance	Physician	Clinician/Director of research
Wales	EMRTS Cymru	Paramedic	Clinician
Wales	EMRTS Cymru	Physician	Clinical informatics and research manager

BCEHS: British Columbia Emergency Health Services; EMRTS: Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service; HEMS: Helicopter Emergency Medical Services; RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service; RSQ: Retrieval Services Queensland; STARS: Shock Trauma and Rescue Services

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