27/06/2021
I share 10 key areas that can enhance safety and improve the longevity of your next ambulance.
1. Current Standards
2. Design Specifications
3. Chassis & Suspension Selection
4. Structural Components
5. Safe Seating
6. Cot Lifting Systems
7. Warning Devices
8. Vehicle Visibility
9. Training & Procedures
10. Maintenance
If Not Now, When?
Real dangers exist in our current practices. Often, we choose to ignore them and think that it won’t ever happen to us. The consequences of ignoring these dangers are predictable and, likely, preventable. It’s time to focus on all aspects of the environment and embrace the changes necessary to advance safety in our industry.
We must continue to raise awareness of the inherent dangers of our job and put our history and tradition aside to improve safety. Our loss of life is a quiet epidemic and the personal toll on families is enormous. The efforts to improve ambulance design and safety have started, but there’s a lot of work ahead of us. Multidisciplinary teams of , , and have begun to provide our industry with the research and data we need to be informed consumers.