Table 1 Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) mission breakdown for overall, physician–paramedic partnership and conventional paramedic crew missions into the various subcategories.
| HEMS mission breakdown | Total missions n (%) | PPP missions n (%) | CPC missions n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTC | 90 (44.3) | 60 (45.5) | 30 (42.3) |
| OTC | 90 (44.3) | 58 (43.9) | 32 (45.1) |
| Medical | 23 (11.4) | 14 (10.6) | 9 (12.6) |
| Entrapment | 29 (16.1) | 26 (22) | 3 (4.8) |
| Non‐entrapment | 151 (83.9) | 92 (78) | 59 (95.2) |
| Overall missions | 203 (100) | 132 (100) | 71 (100) |
CPC, conventional paramedic crew; HEMS, helicopter emergency medical service; OTC, Other trauma calls; PPP, physician–paramedic partnership; RTC, road travel collisions.