Program/Medical Director UCAN, UChicago Medicine Glencoe, Illinois, United States
Have we achieved Vision Zero? While the past two years have seen dramatic improvements, since 1998, the HEMS community has averaged nearly 11 accidents and 4 fatal accidents every year. In one year alone, our accidents took the lives of 29 people. Despite the opportunity for lessons learned, new policies, practices and recommendations from various sources, we continue to see HEMS accidents every year and we continue to have more questions than answers. Do you have the answer? Does your program? Your aviation operator? Our community? The FAA or the NTSB? Sadly, one thing is certain there will be more accidents. What are we doing about it and what are you doing to improve your odds to avoid being the next accident? This annually updated presentation will provide a statistical analysis of HEMS programs, the number of helicopters, total flight hours and annual accidents. Most important, the presentation will provide the most accurate calculation of HEMS accident rates and fatal accident rates available. The presentation will conclude with an overview of numerous risk number of accidents and improve overall HEMS safety.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to provide a comprehensive analysis of 24 years (1998 through October 2022) of U.S. HEMS accidents, including number of accidents, fatal accidents, fatalities, injuries and trends.
Upon completion, participant will be able to compare HEMS accident data with that of other forms of aviation
Upon completion, participant will be able to identify various risk management strategies that could improve HEMS safety
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