RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 HEaring probes helicopter medevac safety
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD March 25
VO 301
IS 12
SP 1215
OP 1216
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.366
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.366
AB 
To that end, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a 4-day fact-finding hearing in February in Washington, DC. A wide range of witnesses, including physicians, helicopter operators, and government regulators, offered testimony to help the board better understand the scope of the problem and evaluate the factors leading to crashes. The NTSB will now decide whether to offer recommendations in hopes of minimizing such crashes.