Situation awareness in young novice ambulance drivers: so much more than driving

The wicked problem of young novice driver road crashes, and the critical role of emergency responders in attending crashes, is well-recognised. What is less well-recognised is that emergency responders may be young novice drivers and young novice ambulance drivers. This project explored the situation awareness (SA) demands upon young novice ambulance drivers in Queensland through a synthesis of relevant literature, hierarchical task analysis (HTA) to explicate the complex emergency dispatch/response system, and perceptual exploration of drivers’ SA. The findings reveal a plethora of opportunities for inadequate SA to negatively impact the road safety of drivers, patients, and other road users.

• Record URL:
  • http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Scott-Parker, B
  • Curran, M
  • Rune, K
  • Lord, W
  • Salmon, P M
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2018, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Publication Date: 2018-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2018 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 3-5 October, Sydney, New South Wales

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ambulances; Drivers; Emergency vehicles; Perception; Safety; Young adults
• ATRI Terms: Ambulance; Emergency vehicle; Perception; Safety; Young driver
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01704492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 7 2019 3:06PM