SAFETY INNOVATION
FEATURE AWARD
2013
EMS Safety Foundation/EMS World Expo 2012
Safety Innovation Awards
As EMS matures as a profession, the way we look at it is changing. A field whose vehicles and equipment
and entire mind-set were designed around patient care has begun to think more about safety—keeping its
providers intact so they can help patients. That priority takes another step forward with this year's inaugural
EMS World/EMS Safety Foundation Safety Innovation Awards.
This year's winners were selected by experts at the EMS Safety Foundation and receive ribbons and profiles
for their achievements. In the interest of keeping your crews safe, consider what they have to ofer. For more
information, see the March EMS World iPad app or visit EMSWorld.com/10877944.
AMERICAN EMERGENCY
VEHICLES: Integrated flat
panel switches, using new tech
solutions to enhance safety
and operator interface.
See www.aev.com.
MILLER COACH COMPANY:
Embedded LED side and
perimeter lights. This clever
and simple feature improves
the vehicle visibility in low light
conditions.
See www.millercoach.com.
PRIORITY CARE EMS: Smart
gear bags are cleverly designed
to minimize back strain and
enhance usability.
See www.prioritycareems.
com.
CRESTLINE COACH: Award
for integrating a fleet safety
hardware system in-vehicle.
See crestlinecoach.com/
vehicles/ambulances.
MILLER COACH COMPANY:
Forward-facing seating, second
patient capacity and console.
This innovative layout brings
the best designs forward for
enhancing provider and patient
safety.
See www.millercoach.com.
PRODAPTIVE: The STAL
Suction Shield is a simple
and novel product to protect
providers from predictable
splash hazards. See www.
prodaptivemedical.com.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
BLAUER CLOTHING: High-visibility clothing that is wearable and
looks cool! See www.blauer.com.
DOTY BELT: A clever and simple solution to making patient
handling less of a challenge. See www.dotybelt.com.
FERNO: The Acetech Fleet
System suite of products
targets fleet safety and
performance, and asset
management, to provide
comprehensive safety
solutions.
See www.ferno.com.
NEW ORLEANS EMS: Award
for clothing that enhances
the safety of personnel's work
environment. See www.nola.
gov/government/ems.
ZOLL MEDICAL
CORPORATION: The X Series
monitor is a powerful, yet
compact, package that delivers
high-quality care, while making
operations as streamlined and
manageable as possible.
See www.zoll.com.
FERNO: The Mondial stretcher
ofers many operational
benefits that greatly improve
operator safety.
See www.ferno.com.
PACIFIC HELMETS: The
company's EMS helmet is
a flexible helmet system
that has an integrated
internal visor. See www.
alliancefireandrescue.com.
ZOLL MEDICAL
CORPORATION: Road Safety/
RescueNet is a great example
of leveraging new Web-based
systems to address fleet
management.
See www.zoll.com.
STRYKER EMS: The Power-Load stretcher platform technology
addresses stretcher loading issues. See ems.stryker.com.
VFIS: Ofers an impressive array of safety training and reference
materials. See www.vfis.com.