PUBLIC HEARING ON MEDICAL HELICOPTER SAFETY
February 3, 2009, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) begins a public hearing on the safety of helicopter emergency medical service (EMS) operations. The hearing, which is scheduled for 2/3/09 through 2/6/09 will be telecast on the NTSB's website.
There have been a number of fatalities related to EMS helicopter crashes in recent years. The goal of the upcoming hearing is for the Safety Board to learn more about helicopter EMS operations so that it can better evaluate the factors that lead to accidents.
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