Emergency vehicles (EVs) play an essential role in emergency services. One of the most intuitive indicators service process is response time EVs. This survey focuses on reviewing latest traffic control strategies to reduce during EV traveling. Firstly, it classifies into route optimization, signal preemption, lane reservation, and mixed strategies. Then, a systematic literature review terms dif...

The most recent Election Day — extraordinary in so many ways — seemed a typical Tuesday inside the emergency department (ED) at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, NY. We weren’t busy, but within hours I had treated patients from five continents. We used staff interpreters to speak to patients in Spanish and Mandarin, as well as the phone-based “language line” to converse in Russian, Bengali an...

background: motor vehicle traffic injuries are indeed one of the most important worldwide health problems. opioids can induce a depressant effect on the central nervous system which may increase the risk of traffic accidents. this cross-sectional case-control study was conducted in marvdasht, iran to investigate the presence of drugs in hospitalized non-fatally injured drivers of motor vehicles...

OBJECTIVE To outline a profile of pediatric trauma victims and verify the likelihood of trauma in children on a high traffic roadway. METHODS A descriptive cohort study of the records of emergency medical service activations on the Rio-Niterói Bridge, a high traffic roadway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Descriptive statistics were expressed as absolute and relative frequencies. The estimated ris...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of police reports (PRs), ambulance reports (ARs), and emergency department records (EDRs) in describing motor vehicle crash (MVC) characteristics when compared with an investigation performed by an experienced crash investigator trained in impact biomechanics. METHODS This was a cross-sectional, observational study. Ninety-one patients transported by ambula...

Abstract This product is used in the frame control system of railway vehicles. It integrates remote function, anti-skid function and communication highly modularizes common braking, emergency braking protection functions

OBJECTIVE We sought to understand the magnitude of the risk that drivers with epilepsy (DWE) contribute to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) compared to other drivers. METHODS We performed an evidence-based, systematic review using the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guideline methodology. RESULTS Contributory evidence consisted of six Class II studies and one Class III study. Two articles...

OBJECTIVE Injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are a major challenge to the Jamaican healthcare system. In November 1999, Jamaica enacted legislation to make seat belt usage in motor vehicles compulsory. The effect of this policy change on seat belt usage is unclear. This study therefore sought to determine the prevalence of seat belt usage and to determine the association betwe...

OBJECTIVE The authors investigated acute stress disorder and later posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents who had been involved in assaults or motor vehicle accidents. METHOD They interviewed 93 patients 10-16 years old who were seen in an emergency department for having been assaulted or involved in a motor vehicle accident within 4 weeks after the assault or accide...

The following is a cost analysis of one month of emergency room treatment provided for different types of injuries at two public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro. The study focused on the following: 1) costs at each hospital for treatment of different injuries (annual and monthly estimates); 2) mean cost of each injury; 3) detailed itemized costs of care (materials and drugs, surgery, standard proce...