Please help usUsage Statistics
We hope you will find the information below useful. This information details the number of missions we have attended during 2009. It also categorises the areas we have flown to, the type of incidents we attended and the hospitals we transferred patients to.
Usage Statistics - Latest Missions Total = 7,286
Annual Summary
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Date range:Â Â |
Current Year to Date (1 Jan 10 to 24 May 10) |
All Tasks (Overview) |
Incidents Attended |
|
RTC |
67 |
Sport/Leisure |
61 |
Medical |
129 |
Trauma |
46 |
Industrial |
0 |
Hospital Transfer |
1 |
Transit |
0 |
Training |
0 |
PR Event |
0 |
TOTAL |
304 |
Air Operations Summary |
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Date range:Â Â |
Last Year (1 Jan 09 to 31 Dec 09) |
Deployment Reason |
Incidents Attended |
|
Clinical Urgency |
579 |
Location - Distance |
56 |
Location - Access |
112 |
Specialist Triage |
6 |
Land Crew Request |
72 |
Mechanics of Incident |
60 |
No Land Resource Available |
43 |
Only Single Crew Response Available |
18 |
Delayed Land Resource Response |
22 |
Other |
14 |
|
TOTAL |
982 |
In 2009 we were called to many towns across Dorset and Somerset. Below is a list of where we called upon and how many incidents we attended in that area.
|
TOWN |
Incidents Attended |
Incidents Attended % |
|
Axbridge |
10 |
1% |
Bath |
3 |
0% |
Beaminster |
10 |
1% |
Blandford Forum |
86 |
9% |
Bournemouth |
19 |
2% |
Bridgwater |
46 |
5% |
Bridport |
31 |
3% |
Bristol |
2 |
0% |
Broadstone |
0 |
0% |
Bruton |
5 |
1% |
Burnham on Sea |
5 |
1% |
Castle Cary |
5 |
1% |
Chard |
21 |
2% |
Cheddar |
26 |
3% |
Christchurch |
7 |
1% |
Corfe |
0 |
0% |
Corfe Mullen |
0 |
0% |
Crewkerne |
15 |
2% |
Dorchester |
68 |
7% |
Dulverton |
1 |
0% |
Exmoor |
4 |
0% |
Ferndown |
4 |
0% |
Frome |
68 |
7% |
Gillingham |
31 |
3% |
Glastonbury |
23 |
2% |
Highbridge |
1 |
0% |
Ilminster |
11 |
1% |
Langport |
19 |
2% |
Lyme Regis |
14 |
1% |
Martock |
1 |
0% |
Merriott |
0 |
0% |
Midsomer Norton |
1 |
0% |
Minehead |
16 |
2% |
Nailsea |
0 |
0% |
Poole |
18 |
2% |
Porlock |
1 |
0% |
Portland |
13 |
1% |
Radstock |
12 |
1% |
Shaftesbury |
44 |
4% |
Shepton Mallet |
41 |
4% |
Sherborne |
18 |
2% |
Somerton |
8 |
1% |
South Petherton |
2 |
0% |
Street |
10 |
1% |
Sturminster Newton |
13 |
1% |
Swanage |
23 |
2% |
Taunton |
18 |
2% |
Templecombe |
3 |
0% |
Verwood |
17 |
2% |
Wareham |
29 |
3% |
Watchet |
4 |
0% |
Wedmore |
5 |
1% |
Wellington |
9 |
1% |
Wells |
39 |
4% |
Weston super Mare |
6 |
1% |
Weymouth |
25 |
3% |
Williton |
3 |
0% |
Wimborne |
25 |
3% |
Wincanton |
16 |
2% |
Wiveliscombe |
1 |
0% |
Yeovil |
26 |
3% |
|
TOTAL |
982 |
100% |
Many people ask us if there are days of the week and months of the year where we are busier than others.  Although we can never know what each day is going to bring, we do analyse these facts.
During 2009 our busiest day was a Saturday, with Sunday closely behind and our busiest month was July.
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Date range: (1 Jan 09 to 31 Dec 09)Â |
|
Day of the Week |
Incidents Attended |
|
Sunday |
164 |
Monday |
127 |
Tuesday |
133 |
Wednesday |
114 |
Thursday |
147 |
Friday |
132 |
Saturday |
165 |
TOTAL |
982 |
Date range: (1 Jan 09 to 31 Dec 09)Â
|
Month |
Incidents Attended |
|
January |
81 |
February |
69 |
March |
92 |
April |
96 |
May |
81 |
June |
98 |
July |
99 |
August |
77 |
September |
84 |
October |
74 |
November |
62 |
December |
69 |
TOTAL |
982 |
For those sporting enthusiasts, you may find the following information interesting. During 2009 we were called to 184 sporting incidents, with Equestrian (horse riding) incidents at the top of the list.Â
Date range: (1 Jan 09 to 31 Dec 09)Â |
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Sport/Leisure (Detail) |
Incidents Attended |
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|
Sport/Leisure - Adventure Activity |
29 |
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Sport/Leisure - Equestrian |
89 |
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Sport/Leisure - Football |
 6 |
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Sport/Leisure - Golf |
 4 |
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Sport/Leisure - Rugby |
18 |
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Sport/Leisure - Waterborne Activity |
 5 |
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Sport/Leisure - Other |
33 |
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TOTAL |
184 |
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The following hospitals were flown to by the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance in 2009. The hospital we flew the most patients to was Dorset County Hospital (Dorchester).
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Date range: (1 Jan 09 to 31 Dec 09)Â |
|
Patient Taken To |
Incidents Attended |
|
Barnstaple Hospital |
2 |
Bath - Royal United Hospital |
98 |
Bournemouth General |
9 |
Bristol - Frenchay |
24 |
Derriford Hospital A & E |
2 |
Dorset County Hospital |
142 |
Musgrove Park Taunton |
34 |
Other Hospital |
6 |
Poole District General |
29 |
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital |
11 |
Salisbury - Odstock |
18 |
Southampton |
8 |
Weston General Hospital |
16 |
Yeovil Hospital |
29 |
No of Records searched |
430 |
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