... designed the study, collected the data, performed the statisticalanalysis and drafted the manuscript. HML and ES helped design the study and draft and review the manuscript. All authors have read and ... Norway.2Department of Anaesthesiology and IntensiveCare, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.3Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.Authors’ ... Norway, and its primary areas of operation are the mixed urban and rural districts of Rogaland County,which consist of just over 400,000 inhabitants. The medi-cal conditions treated by the HEMS...