Did you know that compared to U.S. national estimates (regardless of gender, age, or race), EMTs are more likely to drive faster and less likely to use safety belts when driving for personal, non-work-related purposes?¹

These results were based on data collected from approximately 2,000 EMTs by the LEADS Project (Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Demographic Study), and compared with the Center for Disease Control’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and NHTSA’s Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey. The LEADS Project is a 46-item demographic and attribute questionnaire sponsored by the National Registry of EMTs that has been administered annually since 1999. For more information on LEADS, go to http://www.nremt.org/about/lead_survey.asp or contact Gregg Margolis at greggm@nremt.org or 614-888-4484.