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Table 1 Report of 21 patients with estimated delay in definitive treatment

From: Impact of icing weather conditions on the patients in helicopter emergency medical service: a prospective study from Northern Finland

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

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

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status class, BG Border Guard, ICU intensive care unit, IFR instrument flight rules, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation, RRC rapid response car, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction, UH university hospital, VFR visual flight rules