Table 1

 Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) mission breakdown for overall, physician–paramedic partnership and conventional paramedic crew missions into the various subcategories

HEMS mission breakdownTotal missions n (%)PPP missions n (%)CPC missions n (%)
CPC, conventional paramedic crew; HEMS, helicopter emergency medical service; OTC, Other trauma calls; PPP, physician–paramedic partnership; RTC, road travel collisions.
RTC90 (44.3)60 (45.5)30 (42.3)
OTC90 (44.3)58 (43.9)32 (45.1)
Medical23 (11.4)14 (10.6)9 (12.6)
Entrapment29 (16.1)26 (22)3 (4.8)
Non-entrapment151 (83.9)92 (78)59 (95.2)
Overall missions203 (100)132 (100)71 (100)