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Table 2 Prehospital times according to transportation mode

From: Association of helicopter transportation and improved mortality for patients with major trauma in the northern French Alps trauma system: an observational study based on the TRENAU registry

 

All patients Median [IQR] N = 9458

ground ambulance Median [IQR] BYE000730 N = 5253

helicopter Median [IQR] N = 3524

P Value

Response time

11 [7–19]

10 [6–16]

13 [8–21]

<0.001

Response medical time

26 [15–43]

23 [15–37]

30 [19–51]

<0.001

On scene medical time

34 [23–50]

32 [23–46]

35 [22–50]

0.001

Transport time

20 [14–31]

21 [14–32]

20 [13–30]

0.033

Total prehospital time

90 [67–120]

85 [63–113]

95 [72–124]

<0.001

  1. BLS: Basic life Support (Fire department); IQR: inter quartile range
  2. Response time (First call to arrival of the BLS ambulance)
  3. Response medical time (First call to arrival of helicopter or ground ambulance)
  4. On scene medical time (Arrival of helicopter or ground ambulance to departure from the scene)
  5. Transport time (departure from the scene to arrival at hospital)
  6. Total prehospital time (first call to arrival at hospital)