Table 2 Overview of primary and secondary missions
From: The mission characteristics of a newly implemented rural helicopter emergency medical service
SOS request criterium | N (%) | NACA, median (IQR) | Age in yrs., median (Range) | Male gender N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary missions | 405 | 100,0% | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 to 94 | 269 | 66,4% |
Trauma | 162 | 40,0% | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 to 90 | 113 | 69,8% |
Chest pain | 46 | 11,4% | 4 | 1 | 63 | 31 to 91 | 37 | 80,4% |
Cardiac arrest | 44 | 10,9% | 6 | 0 | 66 | 0 to 89 | 32 | 72,7% |
Dyspnoea | 31 | 7,7% | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 to 94 | 15 | 48,4% |
Stroke | 24 | 5,9% | 3 | 1 | 72 | 11 to 86 | 13 | 54,2% |
Reduced LOC | 22 | 5,4% | 4 | 2 | 59 | 0 to 92 | 12 | 54,5% |
Intoxication | 19 | 4,7% | 3 | 2 | 29 | 3 to 52 | 15 | 78,9% |
Seizures | 18 | 4,4% | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 to 88 | 10 | 55,6% |
Other | 14 | 3,5% | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 to 81 | 6 | 42,9% |
Anaphylaxis | 10 | 2,5% | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 to 75 | 7 | 70,0% |
Acute abdominal pain | 6 | 1,5% | 3 | 1 | 58 | 8 to 72 | 6 | 100,0% |
Pregnancy | 6 | 1,5% | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 to 26 | 0 | 0,0% |
Drowning | 3 | 0,7% | 6 | 1 | 65 | 7 to 75 | 3 | 100,0% |
Secondary Missions | 73 | 100,0% | 5 | 1 | 53 | 0 to 86 | 42 | 57,5% |