| |
Road paramedics (n = 505)
|
HIRT HEMS (n = 336)
|
GSA HEMS (n = 48)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Time to team arrival at patient from FKS (mins)
|
10 (7–14)
|
18 (16–21)
|
39 (33–48)
|
<0.001,*§
¥
|
|
Total scene time (mins)
|
17 (12–26)
|
25 (18–35)
|
56 (43–69)
|
<0.001,*§
¥
|
|
Transport time (mins)
|
16 (10–23)
|
15 (11–20)
|
17 (13–25)
|
0.04,§
¥
|
|
Total prehospital time (mins)
|
46 (34–58)
|
53 (41–58)
|
92 (79–116)
|
<0.001,*§
¥
|
|
Time from ED arrival to CT scan (mins)
|
70 (45–116)
|
59 (39–95)
|
74 (49–106)
|
<0.001,*§
¥
|
|
Time from FKS to CT scan (hours)
|
2.0 (1.5-2.9)
|
1.9 (1.6-2.6)
|
3.0 (2.3-3.8)
|
<0.001,§
¥
|
- Statistics reported as median (IQR). FKS, First Key Stroke of emergency call into computerised dispatch system. ED, Emergency Department. CT, Computerised Tomography.
- *indicates difference between Road Paramedics and HIRT HEMS at <0.05 level.
-
§indicates difference between Road paramedics and GSA HEMS at <0.05 level.
-
¥indicates difference between HIRT HEMS and GSA HEMS at <0.05 level.
