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Table 4 Characteristics of rescue transport vehicle used (requested and actually used)

From: Quality of inter-hospital transportation in 431 transport survivor patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome referred to specialist centers

Transport vehicle

By referring hospital requested vehicle n (%)

Used vehicle n (%)

Emergency helicopter/Intensive care helicopter

120 (35.7)

115 (32.2)

Intensive care ambulance

177 (52.7)

191 (53.5)

Emergency ambulance (type B/C CEN 1789:2014)

39 (11.6)

51 (14.3)

Total

336 (100)

357 (100)

Unknown/missing

95 of 431 (22.0)

74 of 431 (17.2)