By JACK SULLIVAN
更多的考验之一ing fire service issues today is how to best protect firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement personnel at the ever-increasing number of roadway incidents. Related to this challenge is the protection and management of the victims of the initial incident and the motorists who are passing the scene. A secondary challenge is clearing the scene and resuming normal traffic flow.
In 2005, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reported 390 workers of all occupations were struck and killed by vehicles on roadways, up from 378 in 2004. NIOSH also reports an average of 365 struck-by-vehicle incidents per year from 2000 to 2004. Struck-by incidents account for seven percent of all fatal occupational injuries.1
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