Prehospital emergency anaesthesia in the UK; incidence, proportion of annual case loads and proportion performed following traumatic injury
| Prehospital service | ||
| High volume | Low volume | |
| Number of services | 10 | 15* |
| Annual case load (median) | 975 (564–1800) | 400 (76–2500) |
| PHEA per year (median) | 109 (65–400) | 16 (0–40) |
| PHEA rate (%) | 11.9 (5–32) | 3.2 (0–16) |
| Proportion of PHEA performed for trauma indications (%) | 80.6 (51–100) | 78.6 (63–100)† |
Data presented as median (range) or % (range) as indicated.
*Data displayed for those services that supplied PHEA data only.
†Data displayed for 14 low-volume services.
PHEA, prehospital emergency anaesthesia.