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