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Latest edition of EMS Focus webinar series highlighting national data on EMS provider injuries, as well as local and national efforts to prevent them During a recent webinar hosted by the NHTSA Office of EMS, Audrey Reichard, an epidemiologist from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), discussed some of the research happening at the national […]
New effort to envision the future of EMS – and how to achieve that goal – provides opportunities for members of the EMS community and the public to participate “It’s not often that we have the opportunity to bring together members of our diverse profession, along with our partners in healthcare and public safety and […]
Vince Robbins’ first meeting as chair of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC) certainly was exciting, as the council finalized seven advisories and recommended several more as drafts, on topics ranging from reimbursement to data collection. “This meeting was pretty remarkable because so many advisories came to completion after a year and a […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is moving to accelerate the pace of repairs to cars that have faulty air bag inflators made by Japanese supplier Takata. The agency said Friday that Takata must provide replacement parts “on an accelerated basis and made available first to the riskiest vehicles.” Nearly 70 million air bags with […]
The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stressed to lawmakers on Tuesday that while fully autonomous cars are much further down the road, officials are working hard on cybersecurity concerns and creating a unified regulatory framework before they arrive. “Fully self-driving cars — we’re a ways off. In the last six months, […]
Proper use of child restraints in vehicles declined in several categories from 2013 to 2015, reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Risking the safety of future generations by letting children ride unrestrained is not acceptable,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement. “Seat belts and car seats save lives, and need to […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a public meeting for November to gain input on the department’s federal policy on automated vehicles. The department will also receive input via the online Federal Register. The policy, released Sept. 20, promotes the safe and efficient development and deployment of highly automated vehicles. The […]
The holidays are known for being merry and bright, but they’re also known for being the deadliest season when it comes to drunk driving. Every holiday season, lives are lost due to drunk drivers.
Daylight savings time is around the corner. Families everywhere will be turning back the clock and checking other safety essentials around the house, like smoke detector batteries. We’d like to encourage Americans to add checking their vehicles for open recalls to their safety checklist. So many of us spend hours in the car commuting to […]
The federal government’s auto safety regulator on Monday released an outline of what it wants automakers to do to minimize the risk of cyber attacks on the vehicles they make and sell. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set forth five goals, then suggested four areas in which the industry should focus its efforts. The […]
