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Total Number of Patient Referrals per Calendar Year

Total Transfer Time (in minutes) per Calendar Year

Total Transfers by Category per Calendar Year
(see below for definitions)

FLIGHT CATEGORY

CATEGORY A

Intensive Care Patient: requiring ventilation +/- multi-organ support

Intensive Care Doctor, Flight Nurse, Crew Member

CATEGORY B

High Dependency Patient: requiring single system support or at risk of deterioration

Flight Nurse, Crew Member

CATEGORY C

Transit Patient: returning home or coming to Wellington for elective surgery

Transit Care Nurse, Crew Member

DEFINITIONS

Mode of Patient Interhospital Transfer by Calendar Year