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Helicopter emergency medical services in Iceland between 2018 and 2022-A retrospective study.

Sigurjon Orn StefanssonVidar MagnussonMartin Ingi Sigurdsson
Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2024)
In Iceland, the number of transports is lower but activation and flight times for HEMS flights are considerably longer than in other Nordic countries, likely due to geographical features and the structure of the service including utilizing helicopters both for HEMS and search and rescue operations. The transport times for some time-sensitive conditions are not within standards set by international studies and guidelines.
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