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TRB EMS Subcommittee ANB10(5)
EMS EMS Safety Safety Summit 2012Summit 2012S f t S t St t i dS f t S t St t i dSafety Systems, Strategies and Safety Systems, Strategies and
SolutionsSolutionsSolutionsSolutionsInnovative Vehicle designs –Innovative Vehicle designs
technical aspectsJim Swartz Careflite TexasJim Swartz, Careflite, Texas
February 29th 2012February 29 , 2012
Outline• Sprinter Ambulances Provide Safer
Environment/Retain AutomotiveEnvironment/Retain Automotive Safety FeaturesF d F i S t C iti l• Forward Facing Seats Critical
• Reach Patients from Belted Position• Leadership, Communicate, Culture,
Vehicle AccountabilityVehicle, Accountability• Science & Data Based
Safest Vehicles Available
Interiors Based on European d C di S Whi hand Canadian Specs Which
Meet Gov’t Safety Standardseet Go t Sa ety Sta da ds
Communicate
Communicate
Communicate
AccountabilityAccountabilitySystems LikeSystems Like
Road Safety
Provide Data &
Basis forBasis for
Holding People
Accountable
SummarySummary
Lesson 1:
“Being responsible sometimes means pissingpeople off… By procrastinating on the difficultchoices, by trying not to get anyone mad, and bytreating everyone equally "nicely" regardless ofg y q y y gtheir contributions, you'll simply ensure that theonly people you'll wind up angering are the mostcreative and productive people in the
i i ”organization.”
A Leadership Primer from General (Ret.) Colin Powell,Former Secretary of State