Table 2.
Indications for endotracheal intubation, grouped by type of provider performing the procedure
| All intubations (n = 3632) |
HEMS physician (n = 2758) |
HEMS nurse (n = 247) |
Ambulance nurse (n = 1052) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | n | N | |||||
| ETI indication | ||||||||
| Glasgow Coma Scale < 8 | 3214 | 1576 (49.0) | 2459 | 1223 (49.8) | 224 | 120 (53.6) | 923 | 351 (38.0) |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 1345 (41.8) | 989 (40.2) | 75 (33.5) | 535 (58.0) | ||||
| (Partial) airway obstruction | 189 (5.9) | 164 (6.7) | 20 (8.9) | 16 (1.7) | ||||
| Severe agitation | 51 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 6 (2.7) | 6 (0.7) | ||||
| Airway oedema | 40 (1.2) | 32 (1.3) | 2 (0.9) | 10 (1.1) | ||||
| Foreign body | 13 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (0.5) | ||||
| Intubation prior to HEMS arrival | 1270 | 246 (19.4) | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | 1052 | 246 (23.4) |
Data are shown as n (%)
ETI endotracheal intubation, HEMS Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, N.A. not applicable