. A distinction was made between combined missions with (MEDAT 1 group) and without (MEDAT 2 group) physician-staffed ground emergency medical services already being present at the emergency site and in particular the rescue helicopter treatment times for both groups were investigated. Furthermore, combined missions (MAN 1 group) and solo missions (MAN 2 group) for traumatological emergencies in the period 01.05.2006 to 31.01