COORDINATED ACCIDENT RESCUE ENDEAVOR, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (PROJECT CARE--SOM). FINAL REPORT. VOL. 1: OPERATION, STRUCTURE, AND PROCEDURES

THE ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVE OF THE 15-MONTH PROJECT CARE-SOM WAS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED PLAN FOR A TOTAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM COMPOSED OF GROUND AMBULANCES AND HELICOPTERS THAT COULD BE EXPANDED INTO A STATEWIDE PLAN TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES ON A UNIFORM, COORDINATED, AND PROMPT BASIS. WITHIN THE PROGRAM AREA, EVALUATIONS ARE PROVIDED WHICH CAN BE USED TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR (1) TRAINING AND LICENSING OF AMBULANCE AND RESCUE VEHICLE OPERATORS, ATTENDANTS, DRIVERS, AND DISPATCHERS; (2) OPERATION AND COORDINATION OF GROUND AMBULANCES AND HELICOPTERS WITH HOSPITALS AND OTHER EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMPONENTS; (3) THE USE AND OPERATION OF TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE; AND (4) PROCEDURES FOR SUMMONING AND DISPATCHING AID USING ROADSIDE TELEPHONES. DURING THE PROJECT 491 PERSONS WERE TRANSPORTED 23,385 PATIENT MILES WITHOUT MISHAP. PROJECT CARE-SOM ALSO INVESTIGATED THE FEASIBILITY OF USING HELICOPTERS FOR SECONDARY MISSIONS IN THE FIELD OF TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROJECT CARE-SOM
• Corporate Authors:

  Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

  Engineering Industrial Research Station
  Mississippi State, MS  United States  39762
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 169 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication; Communication systems; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency vehicles; Hazards and emergency operations; Helicopters; Hospitals; Networks; Radio; Systems; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic surveillance; Training
• Old TRIS Terms: Two way communication
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221800
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1973 12:00AM