EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR AN URBAN AREA: THE DETROIT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. SUMMARY

A STUDY OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE DETROIT AREA IS REPORTED. THE FOLLOWING ARE INVESTIGATED: FREQUENCY OF EMERGENCIES AND TYPES OF INJURIES; REPORTING, TIME DELAY, AND USE OF CITIZEN BAND RADIO; THE SERVICE PROCESS INCLUDING POLICE SERVICE AND FIREMEN SERVING ON RESCUE SQUADS; COMMERCIAL AMBULANCE SERVICES; TRAINING OF AND TREATMENT BY AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS; AND THE NUMBER AND PLACEMENT OF RECOVERY VEHICLES. COST EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH SYSTEM IS PRESENTED. A HELICOPTER DEMONSTRATION IS ANALYZED. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Scott, R E
  • Hanitzsch, E
  • O'Day, J
• Publication Date: 1970-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Citizen band radio; Disasters and emergency operations; Firefighters; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Hazards and emergency operations; Helicopters; Injuries; Medical services; Police; Traffic delays; Training; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226010
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 63 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 12 1971 12:00AM