Figure 1. 2018 1st Regional Trauma Committee of Southern Gyeonggi Regional Trauma Center. Analysis in delayed dispatch time of HEMS (from March 2017 to December 2017). HEMS, helicopter emergency medical service.
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study groups
Table 2. Comparison of procedures performed procedures between trauma team and 119 paramedic(s) during transfer
Table 3. Outcomes and survival probabilities, the basis of Trauma and Injury Severity Score method in 30-day mortality
Table 4. Cox proportional hazards model for the risk factors associated with mortality of trauma patients with HEMS
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