rickbob

we are in the process of re evaluating our uniforms. Some want the 5.11 emt pants and a uniform shirt. Some express an interest in the 5.11 jumpsuit. Has any one used and/or is using the 5.11 jumpsuit. Any input will help

Yes, I am refering to wear a helmemt in the back of an ambulance during transports. There are 500,000 + ambulances in the US. Approximatly 9000 MVC involving ambulancesa year.10 serious injures a day involving ambulance MVC's and ONE FATAL INJURY EACH WEEK IN VOLVING AMBULANCE MVC. Yes designg a safer ambulance is a start in the right direction. But the number 1 cause of those fatilites were blunt force head trauma. So this issue of safety in ambulances is going to have to be a mutli teir effort. Do you realize there is more regulations involving the transportation of cattle than there is transporting of patients. My god in 2009 there were 9 fatal ems heliocopter crashes. In whiich the NTSB convien hearings, the FAA held hearings. ANd there were US senate hearing are what can be done to reduce the amount of helio crashes. But in that same year there were 52 falities involving ambulance MVC and there was nothing done.

Hello,

I am looking into the idea of having crews wear a helmet in the the ambulance. Does any US agency use a helmet in a ambulance. I do know the are used in England, Germany, New Zeland and Hong Kong.