Table 1 Demographic data of the six participating EMS participating in the LINC-study
Site | Primary investigator | Population | Start with LINC | Number of stations | Number of hospitals | Number of paramedics | Approx inclusions/year | LUCAS units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uppsala, Sweden | Sten Rubertsson | 128.000 | 20080115 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 50 | 10 |
Gävle, Sweden | Robert Kastberg/Gunnar Skoog | 127.000 | 20080115 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 55 | 9 |
Västerås, Sweden | Björn Ahlstedt | 132.000 | 20080115 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 8 |
Malmö, Sweden | Johan Silfverstolpe | 280.000 | 20081101 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 140 | 12 |
Dorset, England | Gillian Bryce/Dave Halliwell | 400.000 | 20081210 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 135 | 26 |
Utrecht, The Netherlands | Rob Lichtveld | 1.200.000 | 20081117 | 11 | 8 | 275 | 225 | 50 |