Table 3 Prehospital time for patients transported by HEMS vs EMS
Demographics | HEMS | EMS | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ISS ≤ 8 | |||||
Total prehospital time | 62 | (48, 83) | 53 | (40, 71) | < 0.001 |
Dispatch to scene | 19 | (13, 29) | 12 | (7, 18) | < 0.001 |
Time on scene | 21 | (15, 30) | 20 | (14, 27) | < 0.001 |
Scene to hospital1 | 18 | (12, 27) | 18 | (10, 29) | 0.002 1 |
ISS 9–15 | |||||
Total prehospital time | 64 | (52, 85) | 55 | (40, 73) | < 0.001 |
Dispatch to scene | 20 | (14, 29) | 11 | (7, 18) | < 0.001 |
Time on scene | 23 | (16, 32) | 21 | (14, 29) | < 0.001 |
Scene to hospital2 | 18 | (13, 28) | 18 | (11, 29) | 0.006 2 |
ISS 16–24 | |||||
Total prehospital time | 66 | (51, 86) | 52 | (39, 70) | < 0.001 |
Dispatch to scene | 20 | (13, 29) | 11 | (7, 11) | < 0.001 |
Time on scene | 23 | (17, 33) | 20 | (14, 20) | < 0.001 |
Scene to hospital | 19 | (13, 29) | 17 | (10, 28) | < 0.001 |
ISS ≥ 25 | |||||
Total prehospital time | 61 | (47, 85) | 47 | (34, 63) | < 0.001 |
Dispatch to scene | 17 | (12, 26) | 10 | (6, 15) | < 0.001 |
Time on scene | 24 | (17, 33) | 19 | (12, 25) | < 0.001 |
Scene to hospital | 17 | (11, 28) | 15 | (9, 25) | < 0.001 |