Table 1 Patient and mission characteristics. Table depicts number of missions with registered variables and percent of registered variables
|  | Finland (n = 4437) | Norway (n = 128) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type of dispatch | |||
 1 = Medical mission | 2509 (57%) | 77 (60%) | 0.417 |
 2 = Trauma mission | 1687 (38%) | 33 (26%) | 0.005 |
 3 = Inter hospital transfer | 80 (2%) | 17 (13%) | <  0.001 |
 4 = Search and rescue mission | 0 | 1 (1%) | <  0.001 |
 5 = Consultation | 161 (4%) | 0 | 0.028 |
 6 = Other | 0 | 0 |  |
 Missing | 0 | 0 |  |
Type of transportation | |||
 1 = Ground ambulance | 3599 (81%) | 35 (27%) | <  0.001 |
 2 = Helicopter ambulance | 95 (2%) | 80 (63%) | <  0.001 |
 3 = Fixed-wing | 0 | 0 |  |
 4 = Other | 0 | 0 |  |
 5 = No transportation | 723 (16%) | 4 (3%) | <  0.001 |
 Missing | 20 (0.5%) | 9 (7%) |  |
Age | |||
 Median (IQR) | 58 (34–73) | 54 (0–89) | 0.002 |
Co-morbidity | |||
 1 = No (pre-event ASA-PS = 1) | 1213 (27%) | 51 (40%) | 0.002 |
 2 = Yes (pre-event ASA-PS = 2–6) | 2560 (58%) | 73 (57%) | 0.881 |
 3 = Unknown | 664 (15%) | 4 (3%) | <  0.001 |
Medical problem | |||
 1 = Cardiac arrest | 889 (20%) | 17 (13%) | 0.059 |
 2 = Trauma | 1313 (30%) | 35 (27%) | 0.582 |
 3 = Breathing difficulties | 259 (6%) | 8 (6%) | 0.844 |
 4 = Chest pain | 128 (3%) | 20 (16%) | <  0.001 |
 5 = Stroke | 256 (6%) | 12 (9%) | 0.087 |
 6 = Acute neurology excluding stroke | 606 (14%) | 15 (12%) | 0.528 |
 7 = Psychiatry including intoxications | 413 (9%) | 2 (2%) | 0.003 |
 8 = Obstetrics and childbirth | 74 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 0.927 |
 9 = Infection | 45 (1%) | 6 (5%) | 0.001 |
 10 = Other | 446 (10%) | 11 (9%) | 0.588 |
On scene time (min) | |||
 Median (IQR) | 22 (13–33) | 12 (6–20) | <  0.001 |
Time from origin call to arrival hospital (pre-hospital time interval) (min) | |||
 Median (IQR) | 83 (62–109) | 72 (49–98) | 0.001 |
Transport time (min) | |||
 Median (IQR) | 24 (14–39) | 23 (15–33) | 0.585 |
Time call received at emergency medical communication centre – arrival at scene (min) | |||
 Median (IQR) | 23 (16–34) | 26 (14–44) | 0.199 |
Patients registered with advanced procedures | 3064 (69%) | 23 (18%) | <  0.001 |
Patients given medication | 2470 (56%) | 74 (58%) | 0.630 |
Patients given medication and registered with advanced procedures | 2101 (47%) | 16 (13%) | <  0.001 |
Patients given either medication, advanced procedures or both | 3433 (77%) | 81 (63%) | <  0.001 |