Ambulance safety measures prove their worth. Model vehicles are cheaper to run and seem safer for crews

Four years ago a team of technical experts, led by the EMS Safety Foundation, determined the safest aspects of ambulances and combined them into a single vehicle that could be built and put on the road. Three years ago those vehicles were actually put into use. This article examines how these vehicles have performed in terms of safety and fuel efficiency.

• Record URL:
  http://emsworld.epubxp.com/i/110985
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Erich, John
• Publication Date: 2013-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 43-44
• Serial:
  • EMS World
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Cygnus Business Media, Inc.
  • ISSN: 2158-7833
  • EISSN: 2159-3078
  • Serial URL: http://www.emsworld.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ambulances; Crashworthiness; Fuel conservation; Operating costs; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01493391
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 2013 9:51AM