Statistics Norway

Specialist health service, ambulance service

6 Number of assignments accomplished in the air ambulance, by type of assignment and by regional health enterprise. 2007
Regional health enterprise Total number of assignments accomplished Primary assignment1 Secondary assignment2 Other3
The whole country 16 589 7 207 5 425 3 957
Helseregion Sør-Øst4 4 432 2 045 1 149 1 238
Helseregion Vest 2 139 1 439  480  220
Helseregion Midt-Norge 2 874  969 1 090  815
Helseregion Nord 7 144 2 754 2 706 1 684
1  Primary assignment: Directly to the patient.
2  Secondary assignment: Between health institutions.
3  Other: The deviation between accomplished assignments and primary/secondary assignments.
4  From 2007, after the fusion of Helse Sør RHF and Helse Øst RHF to Helse Sør-Øst RHF.
Source: Helseforetakenes nasjonale luftambulansetjeneste ANS 2007.

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