Some more stats taken from the link I posted earlier in this thread....
The EMS accident rate was lowest in 1996 and has climbed since...without a decrease in the trend and shows a marked spike in last year and this years numbers.
There are approximately 130,000 patients moved each year....16 are killed in crashes on average each year.
Death rates by occupation:
All US workers 5 per 100,000
Farmers 26 per 100,000
Miners 27 per 100,000
EMS Crew 74 per 100,000
Non-EMS Helicopters 18% are fatal crashes
EMS Helicopters 37% are fatal crashes
Non-EMS helicopter crashes....12 per 100,000 flight hours
EMS helicopter crashes............19 per 100,000 flight hours
38% of EMS flights are night flights.
82% of fatal EMS crashes occur at night
50% of EMS night crashes are fatal crashes.
Weather plays a role in 76% of fatal EMS crashes
Last edited by SASless; 22nd Jan 2005 at 16:28.