SOUTH DAKOTA INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. FINAL REPORT

In June 1987, the South Dakota Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Association, a volunteer organization, was awarded an injury prevention grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The intent of the grant was to involve emergency medical service (EMS) providers statewide in a highway safety prevention program. The South Dakota EMT Association decided to concentrate prevention efforts in two areas: drinking drivers and failure to use safety belts. An education plan was developed that included the involvement of each of the 126 licensed EMS providers who employ over 4000 EMTs and paramedics. This report describes the program developed, known as the "Major Trauma" program, which so far has been presented over 30 times.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1988-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drunk driving; Education; Emergency medical technicians; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Prevention; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Programs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496485
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-807 398
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM