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NTSB to Hold Hearing on EMS Operations

Steve Scott

Monday, November 17th, 2008

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a public hearing on the safety of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) helicopter operations. The three-day hearing runs February 3-5, 2009, at the Safety Board's Board Room and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Helicopter EMS operations provide an important service to the public by transporting seriously ill patients or donor organs to emergency care facilities. The pressure to safely and quickly conduct these operations in poor weather, at night, utilizing unfamiliar landing sites…

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