Characteristics of trauma patients treated by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service and transported to the hospital by helicopter or ambulance

Table 2 Mechanisms of injury

Mechanism of injury, N (%)	Helicopter	Ambulance	p-value
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	24 (3.3)	95 (6.6)	0.002*
Fall from height	116 (16.0)	254 (17.5)	0.374
Burning injury	27 (3.7)	37 (2.6)	0.127
Drowning/suffocation	18 (2.5)	55 (3.8)	0.11
Traffic accident	333 (46.0)	578 (39.9)	0.007*
Equestrian sports	33 (4.6)	21 (1.5)	< 0.001*
Intoxication	2 (0.3)	20 (1.4)	0.016*
Entrapment	25 (3.5)	32 (2.2)	0.088
Stabbing/shooting	10 (1.4)	53 (3.7)	0.003*
Other	136 (18.8)	303 (20.9)	0.242

Count and percentages of mechanisms of injury for PTH and PTA. Five mechanisms of injury differed significantly*. Helicopter transported more patients with “Traffic accidents” and “Equestrian sports”, while ambulance transported more “Cardiopulmonary resuscitation”, “Intoxication” and “Stabbing/shooting”

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