November 8, 2011– Motor vehicle crashes involvingambulances对机组人员和患者都构成严重风险。认识到这种风险的幅度和严重性，消防研究基金会最近发布了一份报告，“救护车崩溃数据的分析”。基金会是研究分支机构国家消防协会（NFPA）。
该报告的重点是集合ambulance崩溃数据，包括所有50个州的死亡和伤害，以及用于收集此数据的方法。该项目源于NFPA最近的系列紧急管理服务（EMS）-related efforts to develop a national standard for ambulance safety that addresses EMS responder health and protection and improved vehicle design and maintenance. Information on ambulance accidents was requested by theNFPA 1917，汽车救护车标准Technical Committee to assist in identifying efforts that would have a positive impact on responder safety. The report was conducted with guidance provided by a Project Technical Panel of emergency medical service providers, data collection professionals, and other subject-matter experts.
According to the report, data documented on a state or local level typically includes the number of crashes, cause and contributing factors, and injuries or fatalities of personnel and civilians, however, each state has different methodologies for collecting and using this data. The final report takes into account ambulance reportable crashes that cause vehicular property damage and/or injury to either the EMS crew or others, and includes recommendations for developing a more comprehensive data collection system that can be used nationally to improve safety for EMS providers and their patients.
With the fire service being among the largest providers of emergency services, NFPA is a valued resource for the EMS community with almost 40 documents that touch on a number of emergency management issues includingNFPA 450，紧急医疗服务和系统指南;NFPA 1061，公共安全电信专业资格标准;NFPA 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments。
In 2008, NFPA’s Standards Council approvedNFPA 1917，汽车救护车标准, for inclusion in the 2012 revision cycle. The new standard establishes the minimum requirements, performance parameters, and essential criteria for new EMS vehicles, and could replace federal specification requirements currently guiding ambulance construction. Learn more about NFPA’s forthcoming ambulance standard and NFPA’s involvement in emergency and medical services in theJuly/August issue of NFPA Journal®which features a video of NFPA’s Larry Stewart providing an overview of NFPA 1917, Standard for Automotive Ambulances.
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