Publication

[Deployment and efficacy of ground versus helicopter emergency service for severely injured patients. Analysis of a nationwide Swiss trauma center]

Journal Paper/Review - Mar 1, 2015

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Citation
Günkel S, König M, Albrecht R, Brüesch M, Lefering R, Sprengel K, Werner C, Simmen H, Wanner G. [Deployment and efficacy of ground versus helicopter emergency service for severely injured patients. Analysis of a nationwide Swiss trauma center]. Unfallchirurg 2015; 118:233-9.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)
Journal
Unfallchirurg 2015; 118
Publication Date
Mar 1, 2015
Issn Electronic
1433-044X
Pages
233-9
Brief description/objective

The influence of the transport mode, i.e. Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) versus ground-based Emergency Medical Service (EMS) on the mortality of multiple trauma patients is still controversially discussed in the literature. In this study a total of 333 multiple trauma patients treated over a 1-year period in a level I trauma center in Switzerland were analyzed. Using the newly established revised injury severity classification (RISC) score there was a tendency towards a better outcome for patients transported by HEMS (standardized mortality ratio 1.06 for HEMS versus 1.29 for EMS). Overall a short preclinical time and the presence of an emergency physician (EP) were associated with a better outcome.