EMS World

MAR 2013

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Seats fold up out of the way, but swivel around to face forward when down. They're tested to 20 Gs. your hand or reach too far to the side) and hands-free communications that prevent loose mics in the cabin. Oslo's even gone so far as to balance the main equipment bags and portable oxygen tanks providers carry into scenes: Each weighs about 6.5 kg, keeping a person carrying them in balance. "Ergonomically," said Rolfsen, "that's very good." Beyond reducing many of the known threats of the ambulance environment, the rigs that resulted were also cheaper. They maintained good fuel efficiency, and for both services, their overall cost was less than for the previous designs used in purchase price alone, not counting fuel savings. "And a lot of the feedback I get is, boy, our people like driving them," adds Swartz. "They're easier to drive than the boxes, and I think most people really understand their safety aspects. They are, in my mind, probably one of the safest ambulances you can buy, because they meet all the automotive testing standards." • REFERENCE 1. Levick NR, Fitzgerald C, Swartz J, Lukianov G, Rolfsen R, Cooper A and the Innovation Consortium of the EMS Safety Foundation. Safety and Operational Innovation: Integrating Global Best Practice and Interdisciplinary Technical Expertise into Ambulance Design. Poster presentation, NAEMSP, 2012. For More Information Circle 52 on Reader Service Card 44 MARCH 2013 | EMSWORLD.com EMS 2020 Online Find EMS 2020 bonus content online at www.EMSWorld.com/2020: • A Q&A; with Dr. Ron Rolfsen of the Oslo University Hospital ambulance service on the safety advances of his hospital's EMS fleet and their diferences with American ambulances; • A spotlight on fleet-safety leader FedEx and how its insights might apply to EMS; • A look at fleet management technologies and intelligent vehicle systems, and how to harvest their benefit; • Highlights of the Triple-K spec, NFPA 1917 and ASTM 2020, compared. Scan QR code to find bonus content online at www.EMSWorld. com/2020.

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