Statistical Information
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This information relates only to those indiviuals accepted into the National EMS Memorial. The Memorial does not track wider statistics.
Breakdown by Cause
| Cause | Number | Percent |
| Ambulance Involved MVC | 89 | 21.04% |
| Medical Aviation Accident | 156 | 36.88% |
| Non Ambulance Involved MVC | 28 | 6.62% |
| Struck at Scene | 17 | 4.02% |
| On-duty Cardiac | 61 | 14.42% |
| Infectious Disease Exposure | 2 | 0.47% |
| Victim of Violence * | 31 | 7.33% |
| Other Medical | 8 | 1.89% |
| Other Trauma | 31 | 7.33% |
| Total | 423 | 100% |
| * This catagory includes both the initial victims of 9/11/01 as well as those who's deaths have been attributed to medical conditions arrising from operating on the scene of the World Trade Center during the rescue and recovery efforts. |
Number of Honorees by Year
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 31 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 23 |
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 27 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 26 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| TOTAL | 423 |
Number of Honorees by State
| State | Number |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Arkansas | 6 |
| Arizona | 8 |
| California | 2 |
| Colorado | 15 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Florida | 11 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
| Iowa | 6 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Kentucky | 22 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 4 |
| Maryland | 10 |
| Maine | 6 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Missouri | 21 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Montana | 3 |
| North Carolina | 26 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 3 |
| New Jersey | 6 |
| New Mexico | 10 |
| Nevada | 9 |
| New York | 42 |
| Ohio | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 |
| South Carolina | 6 |
| South Dakota | 3 |
| Tennessee | 16 |
| Texas | 11 |
| Utah | 10 |
| Virginia | 34 |
| Vermont | 2 |
| Washington | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| West Virginia | 7 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
| TOTAL | 423 |