THE INTERDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT OF AMBULANCE DESIGN CRITERIA

THE WIDE VARIATION IN AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT AND REGULATION OF AMBULANCE SERVICES, COUPLED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS FOR ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAYS, RESULTED IN THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING BEING ASKED TO UNDERTAKE A STUDY OF AMBULANCE DESIGN CRITERIA. THIS STUDY WAS PERFORMED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF PHYSICIANS, AMBULANCE OPERATORS, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, AND SPECIALISTS IN RELATED FIELDS. IN ADDITION TO DESCRIBING THE ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE, THIS PAPER SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR AMBULANCE DESIGN CRITERIA RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE AND CONCLUDES WITH A LISTING OF THE ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS TO SOLVE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1970/332/332-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by the Highway Research Board and presented at the 49th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Baerwald, John E
• Conference:
  • 49th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1970-1-12 to 1970-1-16
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 54-62
• Monograph Title: Highway safety improvements
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 332
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Emergency vehicles; Multidisciplinary teams
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223430
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 10 1971 12:00AM