Ambulance Crash Characteristics in the US Defined by the Popular Press: A Retrospective Analysis

Table 2

Urban and rural crash characteristics.

Characteristic	Urban		Rural
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total crashes	382	82	84	18
Nonintersection rollover^†	59	15	17	20
Intersection^∗	176	46	20	24
Injury crashes	298	78	60	71
Total injuries	824		148
Fatal crashes	63	17	16	19
Total fatalities	76		23
Patient on board	60	15	23	27
Pt. additional injury	57	15	12	14
Lights and sirens	95	25	17	20

^†Significant at 𝑃=.037𝜒²(1,𝑁=103)=4.81.𝑃=.037.
^∗Significant at 𝑃=.007𝜒²(1,𝑁=466)=6.37.𝑃=.007.