IMPACT OF ADVANCED EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT ON RESCUE TIME : AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION

This report presents an evaluation of the impact of advanced extrication equipment, as compared to basic extrication equipment, on rescue time. The evaluation is based on crashes reported by six fire/Emergency Medical Services agencies in Northern California. Results from the evaluation suggest that advanced extrication tools show no advantage over basic tools in reducing on-scene rescue time.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: May 2000 Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California Berkeley CA
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  California Office of Traffic Safety

  7000 Franklin Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95823
• Authors:
  • Branas, Charles
  • Chira-Chivala, Ted
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: iii, 20 p.
• Serial:
  • Research Report (University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rescue equipment; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797749
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-RR-2000-3
• Files: CALTRANS
• Created Date: Sep 8 2000 12:00AM