TY - T1 - The first seven years of nationally organized helicopter emergency medical services in Finland - the data from quality registry SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/319327 T3 - A1 - Saviluoto, Anssi; Björkman, Johannes; Olkinuora, Anna; Virkkunen, Ilkka; Kirves, Hetti; Setala, Piritta; Pulkkinen, Ilkka; Laukkanen-Nevala, Paivi; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Jäntti, Helena; Iirola, Timo; Nurmi, Jouni A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - Background: Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) play an important role in prehospital care of the critically ill. Differences in funding, crew composition, dispatch criteria and mission profile make comparison between systems challenging. Several systems incorporate databases for quality control, performance evaluation and scientific purposes. FinnHEMS database was incorporated for such purposes following the national organization of HEMS in Finland 2012. The aims of this study are to d... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Air ambulances; Emergency medical services; Critical care; Registries; Trends; Quality indicators; STATEMENT; TRAUMA; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -