To explore the effectiveness and feasibility of helicopter rescue in trauma treatment.

A prospective control study was conducted on 132 patients who received trauma treatment in hospitals over tertiary in Huizhou from January 2016 to September 2018. The subjects included 68 males and 64 females, aged 18-60 years, with an average age of (32.94±5.31) years, they were divided into observation group and control group according to random number table method. 49 patients received helicopter rescue were taken as the observation group, and the other 83 patients received ground rescue were used as the control group. After receiving the first aid telephone, the observation group carried out the helicopter rescue, the control group carried out the ground rescue, and after the preliminary treatment at rescue place, they were sent to the hospital to the hospital for the emergency treatment according to the actual situation. The mortality rate, the incidence of serious sequela and rescue-related time were compared between the two groups.

The incidences of mortality (6.12%) and serious sequelae in the observation group (14.29%) were significantly lower than those in the control group (21.97%, 31.06%) (P<0.05). The departure time (13.26±2.83min) of the observation group was significantly longer than that of the control group (6.34±1.09min) (P<0.05). The arrival time (32.65±2.57min), the transfer time (26.75±5.46min)and the total pre-hospital treatment time (81.43±9.36min) in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group (P<0.05).

Helicopter rescue can significantly reduce the incidences of death and serious sequelae of trauma patients, shorten the duration of treatment, and has great significance for trauma treatment. However, the rescue time of helicopter rescue is longer and the cost is high, it is more suitable to choose ground rescue for short distance rescue.