EMS Facts
- In 2020 there were 131 million emergency department visits in the United States of America.
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death overall, but accidents are the leading cause of death in people between the ages of 1 and 40.
- The five leading causes of death in 2021 were heart disease, cancer, covid, accidents and strokes.
- An estimated 374 lives were saved by airbags in 1994. By 2017, that number has risen to 2790.
- Child safety seats reduce fatal injury by 71% for infants less than one year old and 54% for children 1-4 years old.
- More than one-third of all injuries that result in an emergency department visit occurred at home.
- 93% of the population is covered by the 9-1-1 emergency number.
- 5000 deaths per year are due to solid and liquid poisoning. This is the number 2 cause of accidental home injury deaths.
- Nearly 4,900 children each year are injured in their own driveway when a vehicle backs over them.
- Smokers in their 30s and 40s have five times as many heart attacks as non-smokers.
- Only 21 states have statewide bicycle helmet laws and they only apply to young riders.