EVOS: EMS Vehicle Operator Safety

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 08 February 2024
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc

Ground ambulance crashes are a significant cause of work-related deaths for EMS professionals, with nearly all crashes involving ambulance operator/driver error. Thousands of EMS vehicle collisions result in property damage, injury, and death each year, underscoring the need for dedicated EMS vehicle operator training. To address this need, the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group partnered with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) to develop a comprehensive course for EMS practitioners who operate ambulances and other emergency response vehicles. The course, EMS Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS), Second Edition, aims to address vehicle operations and transport safety knowledge gaps that lead to injury and death. Built on current research and featuring discussions of actual crashes and common driving scenarios, it challenges emergency vehicle operators to learn how to arrive at a scene safely. The course manual profiles real-life incidents and provides practical safety strategies, emphasizing the critical safety principles needed to transform a culture of dangerous driving habits into a culture of safety. The second edition incorporates valuable new research to make the text and NAEMT course the most current, comprehensive resource available to teach safe driving techniques for emergency vehicle operators today. Instructors will want to incorporate this new, evidence-based content into their training, including the shift in the lights and siren paradigm, the impact of increased distracted drivers on emergency vehicle safety, the importance of Traffic Incident Management, and the role of Re.

Weight: 366g
Dimension: 215 x 275 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781284291780
Edition number: 2 ed