Chapter 5 - Military Search and Rescue
                                                     
Table 5.3 Callouts and people moved by UK Military Search and Rescue units by type of                      assistance: 1998 - 2008
2 definitions have been renamed for figures from 2007 onwards (see below).
The types of assistance that involve moving people are:
Medrescue: Moving an injured casualty from a hostile environment to a medical facility.
Rescue: Moving an uninjured person from a hostile to a benign environment.
Recovery: Moving people declared dead on scene or confirmed dead on arrival by a qualified doctor.
Medtransfer (formerly Medevac): Moving a sick person between medical facilities such as a hospital, or occasionally to move transplant organs.
Transfer (formerly Airlift): Moving military personnel, or their families, on compassionate grounds.
 
The types of assistance that do not involve moving people are:
Search: Search for craft, people, etc which does not result in a recovery or rescue.
Not Required: Arrived at the scene of an incident but no action needed.
Recalled: Recalled from an incident whilst en route.
Assist: Transporting personnel or equipment to the scene of an incident, or providing on-scene assistance.
Top Cover: On-scene assistance, e.g. communications, that does not result in further intervention.
Other: Includes False Alarm, Hoax, Precaution, Aborted and Civil Aid.
 
Callouts         Type of Assistance involving moving people   Other Types of Assistance  
      UK Total   Med-rescue   Rescue   Med-transfer   Recovery   Transfer   Search   Not Req   Recall   Assist   Top cover   Other  
 
1998
   1 898   539   109   201   40   7   393   166   164   105   88   86  
 
1999
   1 912   563   132   210   31   7   371   136   154   132   78   98  
 
2000
   1 941   607   135   230   24   16   366   173   131   95   87   77  
 
2001
   1 763   562   121   218   35   7   316   116   173   91   75   49  
 
2002
   1 684   583   112   198   21   5   311   101   171   61   65   56  
 
2003
   1 714   669   123   174   25   14   280   94   180   48   55   52  
 
2004
   1 638   593   122   186   29   15   271   60   192   58   64   48  
 
2005
   1 702   670   119   141   31   22   283   105   188   39   65   39  
 
2006
   1 875   736   102   175   37   23   328   89   238   49   48   50  
 
2007
   1 973   724   138   197   20   15   312   123   225   87   52   80  
 
2008
   2 083   779   139   208   40   10   322   88   289   100   31   77  
                                                 
People moved                                                
 
  UK Total   Med-rescue   Rescue   Med-transfer   Recovery   Transfer   Callouts by type of assistance: 2008  
 
1998
   1 243   667   317   209   43   7   Chart to show Callouts by type of assistance: 2007  
 
1999
   1 204   640   307   216   32   9    
 
2000
   1 316   713   276   241   29   57    
 
2001
   1 182   629   281   228   36   8    
 
2002
   1 224   654   343   201   21   5    
 
2003
   1 273   779   280   174   25   15    
 
2004
   1 412   672   494   195   33   18    
 
2005
   1 384   778   408   143   31   24    
 
2006
   1 463   830   384   175   43   31    
 
2007
   1 767   872   658   198   22   17    
 
2008
   1 607   869   450   219   40   29    
Source: DASA(Equipment & Personnel Analysis)  

1.    All other includes Top Cover, Other, Assist, Recovery and Transfer.