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Characteristics of fatal ambulance crashes in the United States: An 11-year retrospective analysis
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A retrospective analysis of all fatal ambulance crashes on U.S. public roadways reported to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System database from 1987 to 1997 found that most crashes and fatalities occurred during emergency use and at intersections.About:
This article is published in Prehospital Emergency Care.The article was published on 2001-07-01. It has received 186 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Emergency medical services & Crash.read more
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Emergency medical services intervals and survival in trauma: assessment of the "golden hour" in a North American prospective cohort.
Craig D. Newgard,Robert H. Schmicker,Jerris R. Hedges,John Trickett,Daniel P. Davis,Eileen M. Bulger,Tom P. Aufderheide,Joseph P. Minei,J. Steven Hata,K. Dean Gubler,Todd B. Brown,Jean Denis Yelle,Berit Bardarson,Graham Nichol +13 more
TL;DR: In this North American sample, there was no association between EMS intervals and mortality among injured patients with physiologic abnormality in the field.
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Use of unmanned aerial vehicles for medical product transport
TL;DR: The demand for, feasibility of, and risks associated with the use of UAVs to deliver medical products, including blood derivatives and pharmaceuticals, to hospitals, mass casualty scenes, and offshore vessels in times of critical demand are explored.
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Occupational injuries among emergency medical services personnel.
TL;DR: The injury rates for EMS workers are higher than rates reported by DOL for any industry in 2000, and funding and additional research are critical to further defining the high risks to EMS workers and developing interventions to mitigate this serious problem.
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Relative risk of injury and death in ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that ambulance crewmembers riding in the back and firefighters in any seating position, should be restrained whenever feasible, and family members accompanying ambulance patients should ride in the front-seat of the ambulance.
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Patient Safety in Emergency Medical Services: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Blair L. Bigham,Jason E. Buick,Steven C. Brooks,Merideth Morrison,Kaveh G Shojania,Laurie J. Morrison +5 more
TL;DR: A paucity of scientific literature exploring patient safety in EMS is found and research is needed to improve the understanding of problem magnitude and threats to patient safety and to guide interventions.
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An analysis of ambulance accidents in Tennessee.
TL;DR: It is concluded that passenger restraints for both ambulance attendants and passengers should be mandatory, and it is suggested that traffic signals be strictly heeded at intersections and speed limits in urban settings be obeyed.
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Is Ambulance Transport Time With Lights and Siren Faster Than That Without
Richard C. Hunt,Lawrence H. Brown,Elaine S Cabinum,Theodore W. Whitley,N. Heramba Prasad,Charles F Owens,Charles E Mayo +6 more
TL;DR: In this setting, the 43.5-second mean time savings does not warrant the use of lights and siren during ambulance transport, except in rare situations or clinical circumstances.
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Lights and siren: A review of emergency vehicle warning systems
TL;DR: The pertinent literature on emergency vehicle warning systems is reviewed, with emphasis on potential health hazards associated with these techniques.
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Do warning lights and sirens reduce ambulance response times
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated ambulance response times from the location at time of dispatch to the scene of an emergency in an urban area and found that the response times with L&S averaged 105.8 seconds (1 minute, 46 seconds) faster than those without (95% confidence interval: 60.2 to 151.5 seconds).
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Time Saved With Use of Emergency Warning Lights and Sirens During Response to Requests for Emergency Medical Aid in an Urban Environment
Jeffrey D Ho,Brian Casey +1 more
TL;DR: Code 3 operation by EMS personnel in an urban, 2-tiered EMS setting saved significant time over Code 2 operation when traveling to a call.