Table 6.
GSA HEMS by road, n = 11 | GSA HEMS by helicopter, n = 37 | HIRT HEMS, all by helicopter, n = 335 | P | |
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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.