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Loss of life years due to unavailable helicopter emergency medical service: a single base study from a rural area of Norway

Erik ZakariassenDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Øyvind ØsteråsDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Dag Ståle NystøylDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Research, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway; View further author information
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Hans Johan BreidablikDepartment of Research and Development, District General Hospital of Førde, Førde, Norway; View further author information
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Eivind SolheimDepartment of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Guttorm BrattebøDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Trauma, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; View further author information
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Vegard S. EllensenSection of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Jana Midelfart HoffDepartment of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Knut HordnesCenter for Day Surgery, Hospitalet Betanien, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Arne AksnesThe Emergency and Primary Health Care Services, Kvam, Norway; View further author information
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Jon-Kenneth HeltneDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Steinar HunskaarDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Ragnar HotvedtInstitute of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, NorwayView further author information
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Pages 233-241 | Received 19 Jun 2018, Accepted 30 Dec 2018, Published online: 29 Apr 2019

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