Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Air ambulance flights in northern Norway 20022008. Increased number of secondary fixed wing (FW) operations and more use of rotor wing (RW) transports | Norum and Elsbak International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011 4 55 http content 4 1 55 o International Journal of Emergency Medicine a SpringerOpen Journal ORIGINAL RESEARCH Open Access Air ambulance flights in northern Norway 20022008. Increased number of secondary fixed wing FW operations and more use of rotor wing RW transports Jan Norum1 2 3 and Trond M Elsbak4 Abstract Background Air ambulance service in Norway has been upgraded during the last years. European regulations concerning pilots working time and new treatment guidelines strategies have called for more resources. Aims The objective was to describe and analyse the two supplementary air ambulance fixed wing FW and rotor wing RW alternatives activity during the study period 2002-2008 . Furthermore we aimed to compare our findings with reports from other north European regions. Methods A retrospective analysis. The air ambulance fleet s activity according to the electronic patient record database of Luftambulansetjenesten ANS LABAS was analysed. The subject was the fleet s operations in northern Norway logistics and patients handled. Type of flight distances frequency and patients served were the main outcome measures. Results A significant increase 45 in the use of RW and a shift in FW operations less primary and more secondary were revealed. The shift in FW operations reflected the centralisation of several health care services . percutaneous cardiac intervention PCI trauma and cancer surgery during the study period. Cardiovascular disease CVD and injuries were the main diagnoses and constituted half of all operations. CVD was the most common cause of FW operations and injuries of the RW ones. The number of air ambulance operations was 16 per 1 000 inhabitants. This was more frequent than in other north European regions. Conclusions The use of air ambulances and especially RW was significantly increased during the study period. The change in secondary FW operations reflected .
