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Table 1 Overview of countries, HEMS-organizations (anonymous) and POCUS of the survey participants

From: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) practices in the helicopter emergency medical services in Europe: results of an online survey

Country

No. of responders

No. of providers that have answered

HEMS-organizations*

Physician staffed

With Doctor in cabin

POCUS provided

1) Austria

2

2

1

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

2

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

2) Belgium

1

1

3

Yes

Infirmier Siamu

Yes

3) Czech

9

5

4

Yes

Paramedic

No

Republic

  

4

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

4

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

5

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

4

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

6

Yes

Flight nurse

Occasionally

   

4

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

7

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

8

Yes

Paramedic

No

4) Denmark

1

1

9

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

5) Finland

2

1

10

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

6) France

2

2

11

Yes

Flight nurse

No

   

12

Yes

Flight nurse

Occasionally

7) Germany

13

4

13

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

14

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

15

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

16

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

8) Greece

1

1

17

yes

Flight nurse

Occasionally

9) Hungary

1

1

18

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

10) Ireland (Republic)

1

1

19

No

 

No

11) Israel

2

1

20

Yes

Paramedic

Occasionally

12) Italy

1

1

21

Yes

Flight nurse

Yes

13) Liechtenstein

1

1

22

Yes

Paramedic

No

14) Luxembourg

1

1

23

Yes

Infirmier Siamu

Yes

15) Netherland

6

1

24

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

16) Norway

5

1

25

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

17) Poland

1

1

26

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

18) Portugal

1

1

27

Yes

Infirmier Siamu

No

19) Romania

1

1

28

Yes

n.a

Occasionally

20) Russia

1

1

29

Yes

Paramedic

Occasionally

21) Slovenia

1

1

30

Yes

n.a

Yes

22) Spain

2

2

31

Yes

Flight nurse

Occasionally

   

32

Yes

Flight nurse

No

23) Sweden

3

1

33

Yes

Flight nurse

Yes

24) Switzerland

5

3

34

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

35

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

36

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

25) United Kingdom

5

5

37

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

38

Yes

Paramedic

No

   

39

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

40

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

   

41

Yes

Paramedic

Yes

  1. n.a.—no answer; *Number of the HEMS. is the anonymous unique identifier of the organisation to keep the data anonymous