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When public health officials and researchers learn about the data EMS providers collect every day, they are often shocked—and excited. The information collected in electronic patient care records, computer-aided dispatch systems and other sources offers rich material for officials trying to address public health issues ranging from opioid overdoses to vehicle crashes to stroke and […]
Following the recent nerve agents poisonings in the United Kingdom, the emergency response community has requested information and advice to enhance preparedness. “Nerve Agent Information for Emergency Medical Services and Hospitals” serves as a refresher on standard protocols for recognizing, treating, and protecting oneself from nerve agent exposures. The document also compares and contrasts the […]
Drug-impaired driving is a problem on America’s highways. Like drunk driving, drugged driving is impaired driving, which means it is dangerous and illegal in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Whether the drug is legally prescribed or illegal, driving while drug-impaired poses a threat to the driver, vehicle passengers, and other road users. […]
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) as “the integration of advanced communication technologies into the transportation technologies and vehicles. Intelligent transportation systems encompass a broad range of wireless and wire line communications-based information and electronics technologies.” ITS planning and deployment involves the design and implementation of this […]
This report documents the results and conclusions of an initial experiment that examined human factors issues in the use of adaptive cruise control (ACC) and a hypothetical cooperative ACC (CACC), which is an ACC system enhanced with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications to share information on speed, brake position, and distance between vehicles.
Even as self-driving technology avoids crashes, imperfect human operators will still share the road and share the wheel. WASHINGTON, DC – Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise to bring many mobility benefits and reduce traffic crashes enormously, as the federal government notes 94% of crashes are estimated to involve driver error. However, there will continue to be crashes, […]
In 2016 alone, 341 people in Alabama died from overdoses related to opioids, including heroin, prescription opioids and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. Many health experts believe that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) such as buprenorphine plays a key role in addressing this crisis.
NHTSA’s process for monitoring for light passenger vehicle recalls lacks documentation and management controls, and does not ensure that remedies are reported completely and in a timely manner. The Agency also does not verify recall completion rates, although it has the authority to do so, and it lacks sufficient management controls to ensure staff assess risk […]
Americans have been shaken by crashes of driver-less cars and their semi-autonomous counterparts, two recent surveys show. A Brookings Institution online survey found that 61% of Americans said they were not inclined to ride in self-driving cars. A poll done by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety found that 69% of those surveyed said they […]
Child Passenger Safety Week is coming up on September 23-29, 2018 and on September 29, 2018 is National Seat Check Saturday. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. Many times, deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. NHTSA and […]
