Cataloging and Increasing Knowledge About Emergency Medical Services Responses

Emergency medical services (EMS) are a vital part of saving lives and mitigating vehicle-related crash injuries. This project will create a guide to EMS programs and models currently used and evidence of their effectiveness in safely providing EMS with a focus on motor vehicle crash (MVC) response. Similar to a State of Knowledge, this guide will synthesize what is known about safely and efficiently providing EMS after a crash. More specifically, this project will (1) synthesize the literature on important factors in effective EMS related to MVCs, (2) develop a Program Guide describing effective programs to improve the safety of EMS operations for the public and for EMS providers when responding to an MVC, and (3) create a rating scale and protocol for including evidence of effectiveness and new programs in the Program Guide. The outcomes will be presented in a final report and corresponding summary note.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $410633
• Contract Numbers:

  693JJ921D000032

  693JJ922F00182N

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590

  Office of Behavioral Safety Research

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, District of Columbia  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Brown, Nathaniel

• Performing Organizations:

  Dunlap and Associates, Inc.

  110 Lenox Avenue
  Stamford, CT  United States  06906-2300
• Principal Investigators:

  Brown, Nathaniel

• Start Date: 20220924
• Expected Completion Date: 20251231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Behavioral Safety Research
• Subprogram: Emergency Medical Services

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emergency medical services; First responders; Safety programs; State of the practice; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01861188
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Contract Numbers: 693JJ921D000032, 693JJ922F00182N
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 14 2022 6:25PM