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. 2015 Mar 20;23:28. doi: 10.1186/s13049-015-0107-1

Table 6.

Distance to the scene and response time by physician team and vehicle

GSA HEMS by road, n = 11 GSA HEMS by helicopter, n = 37 HIRT HEMS, all by helicopter, n = 335 P
Nm from base to incident 5 (2–7) 20 (14–28) 11 (7–16) <0.001,*§ ¥
Response time, minutes 15 (10–19) 22 (19–27) 11 (9–14) <0.001,*¥

Nm, nautical mile. All values reported as medians (IQR).

*indicates difference between GSA HEMS by road and GSA HEMS by helicopter at <0.05 level.

§indicates difference between GSA HEMS by road and HIRT HEMS at <0.05 level.

¥indicates difference between GSA HEMS by helicopter and HIRT HEMS at <0.05 level.