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Helicopter + ground transport doubles thrombectomy access

EDEN - Enhanced Dispatch for Efficient Neurointervention: mathematical model from national data
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · Added 27 July 2026

A hybrid transportation strategy improved access to MT in a single center study.

Study type

Modelling

Design

Single-centre mathematical model using national Finnish population and travel-time data

Participants

2,035,067 residents within potential 120-minute reach of Tampere University Hospital

Main finding

Ground transport alone reached 1,016,180 people within 120 min; adding HEMS with secondary dispatch reached 981,391 more (97% increase); simultaneous dispatch added a further 37,495.

Caveat

Modelled, single-centre, assumes accurate prehospital LVO recognition; no clinical outcomes.

Bottom line

Hypothesis-generating

Learning goal

Understand how air and ground dispatch models shape timely access to thrombectomy for stroke patients in Australia.

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• Topic: Stroke & neuro
• Daily scan: 27 July 2026

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