Differences in call profiles, interventions and physician staffing between ground and helicopter emergency medical services in Austria
Relevant differences in the call profiles but not physician-delivered interventions or physician staffing exist between GEMS and HEMS in Austria. The HEMS are more frequently tasked to emergencies with a higher severity and conduct interfacility transfers more frequently than GEMS.
Authors
- Adolf Schinnerl
- H. Trimmel
- Christian Anzur
- Mario Krammel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-6718)
- Wolfgang Voelckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-625X)
- Romana Erblich
- Stefan Dressler-Stross
- Berndt Schreiner
- Martin W. Dünser
Institutions
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz (AT)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt (AT)
- Kepler Universitätsklinikum (AT)
- Tirol Kliniken (AT)
- Karl Landsteiner Society (AT)
- Austrian Red Cross (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-025-02684-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 38.36