What is the crash rate per 100,000 when patients are on board?

• A. 7.0 per 100,000
• B. 16.5 per 100,000
• C. 26.0 per 100,000
• D. 9.2 per 100,000

Answer: (B)

Understanding crash rate per 100,000 during patient transport means measuring risk in a standardized way so you can compare across different times and groups. When patients are on board, drivers are juggling urgent patient care, securing equipment, and monitoring the scene, all of which can raise the likelihood of a crash compared with non-transport driving. The rate expressed per 100,000 transports captures that elevated risk in a single, comparable figure.

In this context the value that represents the expected level of risk for on-board transports is the mid-range estimate among the options. It reflects a noticeable but not extreme increase in risk, aligning with how EMS training generally characterizes the safety trade-offs of transporting patients.

If you ever need to compute it, you would take the number of crashes during transports with patients on board, divide by the number of those transports, and multiply by 100,000 to get the standardized rate. This helps compare safety performance across different services and time periods.