PROJECT CARE-SOM COORDINATED ACCIDENT RESCUE ENDEAVOR STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

A STUDY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEMS WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND WHICH CAN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES ON A UNIFORM, PROMPT STATE-WIDE BASIS. THE PROJECT, TERMED 'CARE-SOM', IS PRESENTLY DIVIDED INTO FOUR TASKS, AND THIS INTERIM REPORT COVERS THE LAST 2 MONTHS OF THE PLANNING PHASE AND THE FIRST MONTH OF OPERATIONS. THE TASKS DISCUSSED CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) GENERAL-INCLUDES TRAINING COURSES IN EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF 224 PARTICIPANTS (AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS, FIREMEN, POLICEMEN, AND OTHER NONMEDICAL RESCUE PERSONNEL), AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE HELICOPTER SYSTEM BY ZONE MANAGERS; (2) DATA ANALYSIS- INVOLVES THE METHODOLOGY OF DATA FORMS, DATA COLLECTION, AND EVALUATION, AND THE DATA ITSELF, (RESPONSE-TIME, STAND-BY TIME, INJURIES PER ACCIDENT, DISPATCHING PROCEDURES, AND SIMULATION AND ACCIDENT PARAMETER ANALYSIS); (3) HELICOPTER MALFUNCTIONS, MISSION SUMMARIES, AND FUEL PROBLEM; AND (4) COMMUNICATIONS-BOTH RADIO AND TELEPHONE. THE 11 APPENDICES LIST THE DETAILS AND DATA PERTAINING TO WORK ON EACH OF THE FOUR MAJOR TASKS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Quart Prog RPT, 71 PP, 7 TAB, 8 FIG, 11 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

  Mississippi State, MS  United States  39762
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Communication systems; Communications; Crashes; Data analysis; Data collection; Disasters and emergency operations; Education; Emergency response time; Emergency vehicles; First aid; Hazards and emergency operations; Helicopters; Injuries; Mathematical analysis; Medical services; Radio; Reaction time; Telephone
• Uncontrolled Terms: Zone
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223130
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1970 12:00AM