Table 26. Fatal Crashes by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Response Times
Within Designated Minutes and by Land Use

Response Time (Minutes)

Time of Crash
to EMS Notification

EMS Notification
to EMS Arrival

EMS Arrival at Scene
to Hospital Arrival

Time of Crash
to Hospital Arrival

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Rural Fatal Crashes

  0 to 10

10,675

  84.3

  7,446

  56.8

   162

    2.6

     19

    0.3

11 to 20

  1,332

  10.5

  4,368

  33.3

1,126

  18.4

   202

    3.4

21 to 30

     331

    2.6

     916

    7.0

1,391

  22.7

   648

  10.9

31 to 40

     121

    1.0

     241

    1.8

1,196

  19.5

1,061

  17.8

41 to 50

       53

    0.4

       82

    0.6

   878

  14.3

1,201

  20.2

51 to 60

       50

    0.4

       36

    0.3

   565

    9.2

   949

  15.9

  61 to 120

     100

    0.8

       30

    0.2

   816

  13.3

1,876

  31.5

Total*

12,662

100.0

13,119

100.0

6,134

100.0

5,956

100.0

Urban Fatal Crashes

  0 to 10

  7,542

  93.1

  6,878

  86.9

   235

    6.3

     46

    1.2

11 to 20

     395

    4.9

     890

  11.2

1,135

  30.6

   447

  12.1

21 to 30

       77

    1.0

     103

    1.3

1,140

  30.7

1,032

  28.0

31 to 40

       32

    0.4

       26

    0.3

   621

  16.7

   889

  24.1

41 to 50

       11

    0.1

         8

    0.1

   298

    8.0

   630

  17.1

51 to 60

       11

    0.1

         4

    0.1

   136

    3.7

   315

    8.5

  61 to 120

       29

    0.4

         8

    0.1

   150

    4.0

   332

    9.0

Total*

  8,097

100.0

  7,917

100.0

3,715

100.0

3,691

100.0

 *Includes crashes for which both times were known.