Risk of death from an accident involving an ambulance
Bottom line
The risk of death in an accident involving a vehicle classified as an ambulance in Great Britain in 2004 was 1 in 14.5 million.
Data source
Lutman et al. Emerg. Med. J. 2008;25;301-302 Ambulance and aeromedical accident rates during emergency retrieval in Great Britain
Office for National Statistics; National Assembly for Wales; and General Register Office for Scotland
What the sources tell us
- In 2004 there were 4 fatal causalities from accidents involving vehicles classified as having an ambulance body type in Great Britain.
- The population of Great Britain in 2004 was 58,124,600.
Give us the odds
The odds of dying in an accident involving a vehicle classified an ambulance body type in Great Britain in 2004 were 1 in 14,531,150.
Annual risk of death in an accident involving an ambulance
Risk Communication Tool (c) John Paling 2000 (www.riskcomm.com)
Comment
According to this data, your odds of winning the lottery are very similar to your odds of dying in an accident involving an ambulance, approximately 1 in 14 million.