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Table 1 Missions destinations and modes of transport

From: The mission characteristics of a newly implemented rural helicopter emergency medical service

 

12 months

6 months

  
 

N

(%)

N

(%)

Population

% of total population

Destination municipality

      

 Total

405

100,0%

186

100,00%

284,700

100%

 Malung-Sälen

75

18,5%

28

15,1%

10,100

3,5%

 Älvdalen

61

15,1%

26

14,0%

7000

2,5%

 Mora

54

13,3%

19

10,2%

20,300

7,1%

 Vansbro

34

8,4%

19

10,2%

6900

2,4%

 Ludvika

31

7,7%

17

9,1%

26,900

9,5%

 Rättvik

26

6,4%

15

8,1%

10,900

3,8%

 Out of county

23

5,7%

15

8,1%

N/A

N/A

 Leksand

21

5,2%

14

7,5%

15,500

5,5%

 Gagnef

18

4,4%

9

4,8%

10,200

3,6%

 Orsa

18

4,4%

6

3,2%

6900

2,4%

 Falun

14

3,5%

6

3,2%

57,700

20,3%

 Hedermora

9

2,2%

4

2,2%

15,500

5,4%

 Säter

8

2,0%

3

1,6%

11,100

3,9%

 Smedjebacken

6

1,5%

2

1,1%

10,900

3,8%

 Avesta

4

1,0%

2

1,1%

23,200

8,1%

 Borlänge

3

0,7%

1

0,5%

51,600

18,1%

Transport to scene

N

(%)

Destination hospital

N

(%)

 Total

405

100,0%

 Total

360

100,00%

 Helicopter

387

95,6%

 Falun

176

48,9%

 Car

18

4,4%

 Mora

157

43,6%

Transport from scene

N

(%)

 UUH

14

3,9%

 Total

405

100,0%

 Other

13

3,6%

 Helicopter

238

58,8%

    

 Car

122

30,1%

    

 Not transported

45

11,1%

    
  1. The destination municipalities of primary missions during the study period at 12 and 6 months. Out of county destinations were neighboring counties or cross-border locations in Norway. The bottom left table details the modes of transport to and from scene, respectively. The bottom right table describes hospital destinations