Attachment (6) ADAMS ATLAS & DATABASE OF AIR MEDICAL SERVICES A National GIS Database
National and State Maps Showing Areas Covered by Air Medical Rotor Wing Services in the U.S. - Main & Satellite Base Locations - 3rd Edition October 2005 Compiled by: Center for Transportation Injury Research at CUBRC Buffalo, NY In alliance with: Association of Air Medical Services Alexandria, VA With support from: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration & the Federal Highway Administration under
http://www.ADAMSairmed.org
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Assessment of Air Medical Coverage Using the Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services and Correlations With Reduced Highway Fatality Rates
Marie Flanigan, PhD', Alan Blatt, MS, Louis Lombardo, BS2, Dawn Mancuso, MAM, CAE3, Maile Miller, BA4, Dale Wiles, BS4, Herbert Pirson, BS4, Julie Hwang, MSS, Jean-Claude Thill, PhDs, and Kevin Majka, MAI
Abstract Introduction The Atlas and Database of Air Medical Services (ADAMS) is a web-based, password-protected, geographic informa- Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the major cause of trau- tion system containing data on air medical service main ma in this country. Each year, over 42,000 people die on the and satellite base helipads, communication centers, rotor- nation's highways, and over 3 million people are injured. Two wing aircraft, and major receiving hospitals for trauma in million of these injuries are disabling, and 250,000 are life- the United States. ADAMS initially was developed to pro- threatening. This volume translates into an enormous cost, vide the geographic information needed to support real- not only personally and financially for those involved, but time, wireless routing of automatic crash notification (ACN) economically for the entire country as well. A comprehensive alerts from a crashed motor vehicle to the nearest air med- research study by the U.S. Department of Transportation ical transport service and trauma center. This coupling of ADAMS and ACN technology to enhance emergency com- munications is expected to speed delivery of emergency medical care to crash victims and thereby reduce the 1. Center for Transportation Injury Research (CenTIR), CUBRC, deaths and disabilities caused each year. In addition to its Buffalo, NY planned use in ACN response, ADAMS is also a valuable da- 2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC ta resource for trauma system research and homeland se- 3. Association of Air Medical Services, Alexandria, VA curity applications. This article begins with an overview of ADAMS and 4. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Buffalo, NY briefly describes the features and rationale for its develop- 5. Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, ment. ADAMS is then used as a tool to assess the extent of Buffalo, NY air medical rotor-wing service coverage nationwide. Both Address for correspondence: geographic area and populations covered are determined for all 50 states. The correlation between increased air med- Marie Flanigan, CUBRC, P.O. Box 400,4455 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY ical service coverage and reduced motor vehicle crash fatal- 14225. ity rates is then examined. Ihi,fnwjc,tri 4,t ,-tlt t,rt,rforl ]sPtnti , t/rnurvPr