An optimal solution for enhancing ambulance safety: Implementing a driver performance feedback and monitoring device in ground emergency medical service vehicles

Annual Proceedings - Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 35-50

  Levick, Nadine R ^a   Swanson, Jon ^b  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MetroEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY FEEDBACK; COMPUTER-MONITORING DEVICE; DRIVER RISK BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL SERVICE VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUDITION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MONITORING;

AMBULANCES;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AMBULANCES; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEEDBACK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32444440182     PISSN: 15400360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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