Saving Time Can Save a Life: Helipad Activity at SBCH     Since emergency helicopters began landing at SBCH in February 2012, an average of four flights per week have used the helipad. In the first week there was an unusual surge in activity, but numbers have declined significantly.
The graphs below illustrate the activity in two ways.   The first shows the number of landings per week, with a breakdown of whether the landings were between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. or between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.   The second illustrates the types of medical emergencies that trigger the drastic measures of transporting a patient by helicopter. Most of the cases in the first two months of operation were brain injury related, often stroke, hemorrhage, or traumatic brain injury.  Other causes include trauma such as auto accidents and severe pediatric medical conditions.

Helipad Activity: March 3 - May 11, 2013 Weeks (3/3/13 - 5/11/13) 10 Total number of flights 57 Average per week 5.7   Nighttime flights 12

Helicopter Transports February 3, 2012 – May 11, 2013 Weeks since opening (Feb. 3, 2012) 66 Total number of flights 305 Average per week  4.6   Nighttime flights 69   See previous data graphs here >>

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