Why do we care about Car Crashes?

Unintentional Injury Death Rates among Children 0-19 Years, by Cause, United States, 2000-2005

Data Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System

Trans-porta-

tion-re-lated65%

Suffocation8%

Poisoning5%

Other Injuries6%

Fires or Burns5%

Falls1%

Drownings9%

Trauma Triage

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What happens after a Car Crash?

So how does the addition of AACN help after a Crash?

Automatic Crash Notification (ACN) = Software that can alert EMS to a crash

ADVANCED ACN (AACN) Software goes one step further…

Direction of Impact

Speed at time of crash

Seatbelt Use

Injury Risk

AACN in a Car

CRASH!!!!

BLACK BOXEMS DispatchersAACN uses information

from black box to predict Injury Risk

No AACNs exit for children

The Road Ahead