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Improving EMS Safety Through Ambulance Design & Testing

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2017-143, May 2017

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Aug. 28, 2017

This 7-part video series, jointly funded by NIOSH and the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, covers new crash test methods to improve worker and patient safety in an ambulance patient compartment. The series also provides viewers with an overview of the many changes impacting ambulance design, testing, and manufacture. These changes impact the:

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Videos

Part 1: Ambulance History Injury Statistics and Standards

Part 1: Ambulance History Injury Statistics and Standards

Part 2: Crash Testing an Ambulance

Part 2: Crash Testing an Ambulance

Part 3: Patient Compartment Seating & Restraint

Part 3: Patient Compartment Seating and Restraint

Part 4: Patient Cot, Cot Mount & Patient Restraint

Part 4: Patient Cot, Cot Mount and Patient Restraint

Part 5: Equipment Mount & Storage Device Testing

Part 5: Equipment Mount and Storage Device Testing

Part 6: Building a Stronger Patient Compartment

Part 6: Building a Stronger Patient Compartment

Part 7: Using the Ambulance Patient Compartment Human Factors Design Guidebook

Part 7: Using the Ambulance Patient Compartment Human Factors Design Guidebook

Aug. 28, 2017

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established NIOSH as a research agency focused on the study of worker safety and health, and empowering employers and workers to create safe and healthy workplaces.

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