The rescue sheets of passenger cars - a successful European sub project of the ADAC accident research

Every second counts when human lives are at stake. The increasingly safe design of vehicles presents rescuers with a serious challenge. Faced with high-strength steels and body reinforcements, even the most powerful cutters reach their limits. Therefore, incident commanders require information on the technical features and components installed, directly in the vehicle. Several tests have shown that such information helps to save valuable minutes. Therefore, a standardized A4 "rescue sheet" containing information on the location of cabin reinforcements, the tank, the battery, airbags, gas generators, control units etc. and indicating adequate cutting points must be used throughout Europe. Hopefully, in a few years, the new eCall emergency call system will be in place everywhere in Europe. The system will transmit the relevant vehicle-specific data directly to the rescuers on-site. Until then, we need a simple and effective solution that saves lives. (A) Paper to the Poster Session of the 4th International Conference on ESAR "Expert Symposium on Accident Research", 16th to 18th September 2010 in Hannover. For the covering abstract of the conference, see ITRD D366702.

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• Authors:
  • Unger, T
  • Sandner, V
• Publication Date: 2010-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 4p
• Monograph Title: Assessing the field relevance of testing protocols and injury risk functions employed in new car assessment programs
• Serial:
  • BERICHTE DER BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN. UNTERREIHE FAHRZEUGTECHNIK
  • Issue Number: 77
  • Publisher: WIRTSCHAFTSVERLAG NW
  • ISSN: 0943-9307

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Conferences; Information management; Vehicle components
• Uncontrolled Terms: Extrication
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 1354: Components of the vehicle; 8525: Conference; 8034: Europe; 2186: Extrication; 8555: Information documentation
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01379771
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 2 2012 9:30AM