Cross-sectional study of the healthcare provided by a medicalized helicopter from Extremadura (Spain).

Objective: To analyze geographic dispersion, demographic factors, clinical features of patients attended and response times of a helicopter emergency medical service in a region of Spain.

Methods: According to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and to the standards of Good Clinical Practice, a cross-sectional observational study from January 2014 to December 2016 was carried out. Socio-demographic, clinical and transfer related variables were analyzed from an anonymized database loaned by the service.