for September 2006: How many persons have died because of EMS?
The government stopped counting at 37 deaths earlier in the history of EMS; however, likely more persons had died by their somewhat arbitrary cut-off date than 37 – perhaps as many as 50 or more directly as a result of EMS. Really, it is something that is impossible to know for sure – that by such and such a date in 1991 or 1992 ____ number of persons had died of EMS directly or indirectly. Likely, some people died without the true cause ever being known. And, others died of complications of EMS throughout the 1990s. However, some people died of causes completely unrelated to EMS as with any disease. As of this time, I personally believe that at least 125-175 of the original 2,000 or so who filed lawsuits have died of a wide range of causes, related to EMS or not related. I am quite sure that at least 100 have died, so there must be more not known to me.
The government stopped counting at 37 deaths earlier in the history of EMS; however, likely more persons had died by their somewhat arbitrary cut-off date than 37 – perhaps as many as 50 or more directly as a result of EMS. Really, it is something that is impossible to know for sure – that by such and such a date in 1991 or 1992 ____ number of persons had died of EMS directly or indirectly. Likely, some people died without the true cause ever being known. And, others died of complications of EMS throughout the 1990s. However, some people died of causes completely unrelated to EMS as with any disease. As of this time, I personally believe that at least 125-175 of the original 2,000 or so who filed lawsuits have died of a wide range of causes, related to EMS or not related. I am quite sure that at least 100 have died, so there must be more not known to me.
