Ambulance Crashes: Fatality Factors for EMS Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Proudfoot, Steven L.
• Description:
  In a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article published in February 2003, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified 27 EMS worker fatalities in ambulance crashes reported in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 1991-2000. This article presents a more in-depth look at the 25 crashes that resulted in these 27 fatalities, focusing primarily on ambulance configurations, roadway and environmental conditions, and driver-related factors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Emergencies Emergency Responders Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-rates Accident-statistics Accidents Drivers Emergency-care Emergency-responders Emergency-response Injuries Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0094-6575
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028969
• Citation:
  Emerg Med Serv 2005 Jun; 34(6):71, 73-74
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Intervention Effectiveness Research
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Emergency Medical Services
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac4b3ce68d3f41540cd9b5923cce20fc0c940208a68c27018cd3bb7c541dda1cd4815b78c59679bb45287d4ec0595bb950897e808c2509e4ef9900f9b9276d99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190055/cdc_190055_DS1.pdf
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