Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and mission details
Cerebral n = 364 | Cardiac n = 252 | Vascular n = 29 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 69.5 (56.8 to 78.0) | 65.0 (55.0 to 75.0) | 73.0 (64.0 to 79.0) |
Male sex | 202 (55.5) | 190 (75.4) | 26 (89.7) |
NACA score | 4 (4 to 5) | 4 (4 to 5) | 5 (4 to 5) |
Intubated | 72 (19.8) | 23 (9.1) | 2 (6.9) |
Origin | |||
Level I university hospital (n = 3) | 9 (2.5) | 2 (0.8) | 0 |
Level II major hospital (n = 44) | 185 (50.8) | 110 (43.7) | 16 (55.2) |
Level III regional hospital (n = 10) | 70 (19.2) | 36 (14.3) | 3 (10.3) |
Level IV regional hospital (n = 12) | 78 (21.4) | 72 (28.6) | 10 (34.5) |
Level V regional hospital (n = 10) | 21 (5.8) | 32 (12.7) | 0 |
Special clinics (n = 1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 |
Destination | |||
Level I university hospital (n = 5) | 241 (66.2) | 134 (53.2) | 23 (79.3) |
Level II major hospital (n = 15) | 118 (32.4) | 83 (32.9) | 6 (20.7) |
Level III regional hospital (n = 3) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.8) | 0 |
Level IV regional hospital (n = 3) | 2 (0.5) | 32 (12.7) | 0 |
Level V regional hospital (n = 1) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 0 |
Specialty clinics (n = 1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 |
Response time, min | 22.8 (18.1 to 29.8) | 21.7 (16.7 to 27.2) | 20.6 (15.2 to 27.5) |
Missing | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.8) | 0 |
Total mission time, min | 59.6 (50.9 to 72.9) | 60.8 (52.0 to 70.6) | 57.6 (53.0 to 67.2) |
Missing | 4 (1.1) | 2 (0.8) | 0 |
Distance HEMS, min | 37.8 (29.3 to 48.5) | 37.5 (26.8 to 43.6) | 38.1 (28.2 to 44.2) |
Distance GEMS, min | 60.0 (42.0 to 69.6) | 58.4 (44.7 to 72.9) | 52.0 (43.9 to 69.2) |