Category: Safety Topics

Not All Protected Bike Lanes are the Same: Infrastructure and Risk of Cyclist Collisions and Falls Leading to Emergency Department Visits in Three U.S. Cities

  • August 27th, 2019

Protected bike lanes separated from the roadway by physical barriers are relatively new in the United States. This study examined the risk of collisions or falls leading to emergency department visits associated with bicycle facilities (e.g., protected bike lanes, conventional bike lanes demarcated by painted lines, sharrows) and other roadway characteristics in three U.S. cities. […]

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How Locals Need to Prepare for the Future of V2V/V2I Connected Vehicles

  • August 27th, 2019

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) are expected to affect the foundations of transportation operations and roadway maintenance as they become more prevalent on the roadways. This report is an effort to address this complex subject for the various owners, agencies and stakeholders involved in traffic operations. It discusses the connected vehicle ecosystem and its background, […]

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A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies

  • August 27th, 2019

A Guide to Emergency Management at State Transportation Agencies, was developed for use by state transportation agencies as they plan and develop their organizational functions, roles, and responsibilities for emergency management within the all‐hazards context of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). It is an update to NCHRP Report 525, Volume 16: A Guide to […]

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August 2019 EMS Update: Draft EMS Education Standards

  • August 27th, 2019

Since 2009, the National EMS Education Standards have helped EMS educators, publishers and the entire EMS profession ensure students receive education that prepares them for their roles as EMS clinicians. After a decade, it is time to revise those standards so they align with today’s practice. The release of a first draft of the updated […]

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August 2019 EMS Update: Naloxone EBG

  • August 27th, 2019

After a thorough review of published research and collaboration of a multidisciplinary expert panel, an evidence-based guideline (EBG) for the EMS administration of naloxone has been published in Prehospital Emergency Care. The group, led by the National Association of State EMS Officials, the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians, has […]

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August 2019 EMS Update: Nomenclature of EMS

  • August 27th, 2019

The term “emergency medical services” and the associated titles of EMS providers is the topic of an ongoing discussion in the profession. In 2017, the National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) approved an advisory entitled “Changing the Nomenclature of Emergency Medical Services is Necessary.” In this advisory, NEMSAC outlined its concerns about the number of terms used to describe EMS […]

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August 2019 EMS Update: CPR LifeLinks Toolkit

  • August 27th, 2019

According to the American Heart Association, only about 10% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims survive. CPR LifeLinks offers a suite of resources to assist organizations in implementing high-performance CPR and telecommunicator CPR programs so more people can return home after suffering OHCA. The Institute of Medicine’s 2015 report Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: A […]

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ACES and the Future of Driving

  • August 20th, 2019

The advent of mass-produced, relatively low-cost automobiles by Henry Ford and his manufacturing advances revolutionized how we get from place to place and how we live day to day.  For the first time in a century, Bryan Mistele, CEO of INRIX, sees a similar transformation coming.  “Fundamentally the idea of a human being buying a car […]

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Mom Concerned After Temperature on School Bus Reaches 138 Degress

  • August 19th, 2019

Houston County Superintendent David Sewell met with staff Wednesday to discuss stiffing heat on school buses. He is encouraging drivers, when possible, to leave windows open all day so it will be a little cooler when students board in the afternoon. “We also want to put water on board (for the students) until this heatwave […]

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