Patient | Age (years) | Gender | ASA | Type of mission | Type of transport | Road distance to hospital (km) | Actual transport time (min) | Estimated saving of time by helicopter transport (min) | Estimated (or actual) flight procedure | Diagnosis |
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Immediate move to ICU, PCI or surgical operation | ||||||||||
#1 | 45 | Female | 1 | Snowmobile accident | BG helicopter | 179 | 50 | Transported by helicopter | Actual VFR and IFR | Subarachnoid haemorrhage and pulmonary contusion |
#2 | 80 | Male | 3 | Unconsciousness | Ambulance and RRC | 153 | 80 | 48 | VFR | Unconsciousness of occlusion and acidosis |
#3 | 64 | Male | 2 | Chest pain | Ambulance and RRC | 135 | 63 | 42 | VFR | STEMI, primary PCI |
#4 | 40 | Female | 2 | Downhill skiing accident | Ambulance and RRC | 174 | 121 | 85 | VFR and IFR | Kidney injury |
#5 | 75 | Male | 3 | Dyspnoea | Ambulance and RCC | 167 | 115 | 84 | VFR and IFR | Pneumonia with RS-virus |
#6 | 77 | Male | 3 | Chest pain | Ambulance and own HEMS unit | 330 | 229 | Transported partly by helicopter | Actual VFR | STEMI, rescue PCI |
#7 | 68 | Male | 3 | Unconsciousness | Ambulance and RRC | 154 | 121 | 89 | IFR | Basilar artery thrombosis and brainstem stroke |
#8 | 73 | Female | 2 | Chest pain | Ambulance and RRC | 118 | 72 | 49 | VFR | STEMI, primary PCI |
#9 | 78 | Female | 2 | Cardiac arrest | Ambulance and RRC | 105 | 71 | 50 | VFR and IFR | Cardiac arrest, ROSC in 20 min |
#10 | 81 | Male | 3 | Stroke | Ambulance | 260 | 151 | 97 | VFR and IFR | Intracerebral haemorrhage |
#11 | 78 | Male | 2 | Chest pain | Ambulance and RRC | 172 | 108 | 72 | IFR | Recurrent ventricular tachycardia |
Transfer to university hospital within 24 h | ||||||||||
#12 | 18 | Male | 1 | Snowmobile accident | BG helicopter | 360 | 77 | Transported by helicopter to UH | Actual VFR and IFR | Paraparesis |
#13 | 61 | Male | 3 | Emergency transfer to UH | Ambulance | 226 | 117 | 77 | VFR and IFR | Cardiac tamponade, immediate thoracotomy at UH |
#14 | 29 | Male | 1 | Traffic accident | Ambulance and another HEMS unit | 473 | 200 | Transported partly by helicopter to UH | Actual VFR | Pelvic and thigh contusion |
#15 | 74 | Female | 2 | Chest pain and unconsciousness | Ambulance and RRC | 102 | 77 | 56 | VFR and IFR | Aortic dissection, type A |
#16 | 64 | Male | 2 | Tractor accident | Ambulance and RRC | 28 | 24 | 20 | VFR and IFR | Critical hand injury |
#17 | 17 | Female | 1 | Snowmobile accident | Ambulance and RRC | 227 | 172 | 128 | VFR and IFR | Multi-trauma patient |
#18 | 75 | Female | 2 | Traffic accident | Ambulance and RRC | 146 | 93 | 69 | VFR and IFR | Multi-trauma patient |
#19 | 15 | Male | 1 | Snowmobile accident | Ambulance | 228 | 120 (to UH) | 78 | VFR and IFR | Amputation of hand |
Dead within 24 h | ||||||||||
#20 | 55 | Female | 3 | Cardiac arrest | Ambulance and RRC | 133 | 75 | 49 | VFR and IFR | Cardiac arrest, ROSC in 17 min |
#21 | 81 | Female | 3 | Unconsciousness | Ambulance and RRC | 134 | 134 | 108 | VFR and IFR | Subarachnoid haemorrhage |