Crew | |||||
Para-CAA(3 aircraft) | p value vs WNAA crews | Para-WNAA | p value vs DrLed-WNAA crew | DrLed-WNAA | |
Activations (N) | 3440 | 695 | 1140 | ||
Average per day per aircraft | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
Method of dispatch | |||||
Primary by ambulance control | 84.9% | <0.001 vs WP+WD | 93.1% | NS vs WD | 94.0% |
Secondary at request of land paramedic | 15.1% | 6.9% | 7.0% | ||
Mission type | |||||
RTC | 46.0% | NS | 43.8% | NS vs WD | 45.6% |
Trauma | 19.0% | <0.001 vs WP+WD | 13.5% | NS vs WD | 14.8% |
Leisure | 20.0% | <0.001 vs WP+WD | 8.8% | NS vs WD | 8.2% |
Medical | 11.0% | <0.001 vs WP+WD | 32.1% | NS vs WD | 29.6% |
Inter-hospital transfer | 3.0% | <0.001 vs WP+WD | 1.4% | NS vs WD | 1.1% |
Patients with initial GCS score 3–14 (%) | |||||
All patients | 14.2% | <0.001 vs WP+WD | 21.2% | NS vs WD | 22.6% |
Excluding medical cases | 7.6% | NS | 8.2% | NS vs WD | 9.5% |
Patient demographic data | |||||
Average age | 39 | 47 | 43 | ||
Excluding medical cases | 38 | 38 | 35 | ||
<16 years old | 14.8% | NS | 10.9% | NS vs WD | 13.6% |
<5 years old | 1.6% | 0.02 vs WD, NS vs WP | 3.0% | NS vs WD | 3.7% |
% male | 66% | NS | 64.1% | NS vs WD | 62.3% |
CAA, County Air Ambulance; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; RTC, road traffic collision; WNAA, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance; WP, para-WNAA double paramedic crew; WD; DrLed-WNAA doctor/paramedic crew.