Statistical Stuff for 2010

Huzzah!  It’s time again for the DTs Correlation Does Not Equal Causation Festival! In 2010, DTs ran a total call volume:  775 calls, of which 379 were deemed BLS, 360 were ALS, and 17 were CCT (the CCT numbers should increase in 2011, for DTs is now running such calls since mid-December 2010.)  A mere [...]

Analysis skills, not so much

Something was nagging me all day yesterday about the recent post with the 2009 stats. “DTs,” said I to myself, “You are slothful, it is true. Yet there is no way that twenty-four shifts of yesteryear went by with one call each, nor 42 shifts with only two calls each. Not to mention those shifts [...]

Call Statistics for 2009

So, here we are – call volume for 2009 (DTs and his merry crew only, not corporate- or station-wide.)  Note that we work about 2 days a week – 104 days a year.  817 calls therefore represents an average call volume of 7.85 calls/shift. The actual distribution is as follows: Call Volume Distribution Calls per [...]

My Spreadsheets Kick A$$

…it says so here on my little pencil holder on my desk. 2008 – A Year In The Transport Gig, Reduced to Numbers Call Class Count ALS 450 BLS 296 CCT 13 NICU 6 PICU 7 Sex Count Youngest Oldest Avg Age M 378 1 Day 98 Years 56.67 Yrs F 394 1 Day 101 [...]

MedMath Neat Thing(s)

(Note: Originally posted with a typo, “800 mg” instead of the correct “400 mg” – but now corrected!  Thanks everybody!) Last week DTs began to brush up on med math, in preparation of precepting a rising medic with Major Transport Company. “Brush up on medmath, DTs?” you say. “Shouldn’t you know this stuff?” Well, yes. [...]