RE: Safety stats

["Timpanaro, Louis" <TimpanaL@FCRYSTAL.COM>]

Bill, from an insurance standpoint - yes! I have been involved with CAMTS
(not CAAMS - old name) for a few years assisting many accredited programs in
significantly reducing their insurance costs. The sole reason for same are
the accident statistics. Back in the 1970's / 1980's, air medical transport
experienced a poor loss record - and their premiums reflected upon that
record. In the 1990's, our study revealed that the industry improved
dramatically (similar to corporate air travel) as a whole for many reasons:
turbine engine vs piston engine equipment (helicopter / fixed wing), twin
engine vs single engine turbine helicopters, two man vs single pilot flight
crews, cockpit resource management training, better training on weather
related go / no go decisions, better community training (fire / police) in
zone landings, etc. The most revealing data was that CAMTS accredited
programs (granted much smaller in numbers) had even a better record. Hence,
my company and I was able to convince the underwriting community that CAMTS
accredited programs were a good risk - and still are to this day.

Whether a little luck plays into the equation - I don't know, but I can tell
you that those programs work very hard at going the extra mile - which is
recognized by the underwriting community. To the best of my recollection,
there have been two, may-be three, CAMTS related accidents in the industry
over the last four years. 

If you would like to discuss this further, send me a private e-mail and
we'll get together on the telephone.

Regards

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Crowe William [SMTP:William.Crowe@TriadHospitals.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:27 AM
> To:	'flightmed@flightweb.com'
> Subject:	Safety stats
> 
> I don't mean to throw a live snake at anyone but......
> 
> During a personal conversation, CAAMS came up.  The question presented was
> "Does being a member of CAAMS mean you fly safer?"
> 
> Granted, one is accredited by CAAMS, not a member of.  But what of the
> real
> question??  I couldn't answer that one.
> 
> Does anyone have any data to assist??  Are there fewer crashes amongst
> CAAMS
> accredited programs??
> 
> William T. Crowe, FNP
> Occupational Health Center at Terrell
> 819 E. Moore Ave, Ste B
> Terrell  TX  75160
> 972-551-1567	
> william.crowe@triadhospitals.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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