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

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

Günkel S, König M, Albrecht R, Brüesch M, Lefering R, Sprengel K, Werner C M L, Simmen H-P, Wanner G A

PubMed

25783692

Doi

10.1007/s00113-014-2567-6

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.