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*EMS Safety Foundation Delegation @ Rettmobil 2013*
We have had a great team of folks participating in our Rettmobil 2013 Delegation May 14-17th - including as well as both EMS World and JEMs editors, Scott Cravens and AJ Heightman, international EMS colleagues from three continents - and our technical experts.
Standby for blogs, video feeds on JEMS.com and EMSWorld.com. Our Rettmobil 2013 Wrap Up Webinar from Friday May 17th, covered many of the highights of Rettmobil Secure Login for the Rettmobil 2013 Wrap up Workshop Webinar Recording.
A Youtube recording of this Webinar is posted here - for public access.
Video runs for 60 minutes
Dworsky's "Siren effectiveness Study"
A video preview to Peter Dworsky's outstanding "Siren effectiveness Study" from Monoc
http://vimeo.com/59158509 this video trailer is masterfully edited by Kyle Bates. This video is public access information please share widely.
Standby for the full length video links
**2013 Announcement of the Annual EMS Safety Foundation Recognition Awards:** The "Bill" Leonard Commitment to EMS Safety Award - Dr. Sarah Shaikh Abdul Karim, Malaysia EMS Safety Foundation 2012 Leadership Award - Japanese Paramedic Association EMS Safety Foundation 2012 Technical Expert Award - Stellah DeVille EMS Safety Foundation 2012 Industry Partner Award - AJ Heightman and JEMS Objective Safety 2012 Innovative EMS Safety Practice Award - Bill McClincy and Eric Henry - EMMCO & Meadville Ambulance, Eerie PA
*2013 TRB ANB10(5) January EMS Safety Subcommittee Meeting*
The 2013 TRB EMS Subcommittee Meeting was held on January 17th, 2013, at the DC TRB Conference,
on site at the Keck Center and online globally.
The EMS Safety Foundation at EMS WORLD EXPO 2012, New Orleans
The EMS Safety Foundation was very well received at EMS EXPO 2012 in New Orleans
with much interest in our Booth in the Exhibit Hall, and our lightening demos of a spectrum safety features, systems and approaches during EMS EXPO 2012
Standby for the announcement of the EMS Safety Foundation EMS World Expo 2012 Safety Innovation Awards
The EMS Safety Foundation June 28th 2012 Webinar - on YouTube
Much was covered in the recent EMS Safety Foundation June Webinar, including an overview of TRB 2012 EMS Summit synopses, Rettmobil 2012, NFPA 1917, EMS Safety Culture Meeting, NIST, White House initiatives Update, and the forthcoming EMS Expo events, and EMS Asia.
Given the importance of all these events, documents and activities, this June 28 Webinar is now available on YouTube for public access, so please do share this widely with your colleagues - and listserves
*The EMS Safety Foundation Delegation to Rettmobil 2012May 8-11th*
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Take a look at this Youtube outline below!!
A simulcast from USA, Australia and Norway, to give you a glimpse of 2012 Rettmobil It runs for 15 minutes
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*Synopsis of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)* *EMS Safety, Systems, Strategies and Solutions Summit*
The March 2012 EMS Safety Foundation Webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the information packed National Academies 2012 TRB EMS Safety Summmit.
For the full EMS Safety Foundation Webinar synopsis of the 2012 TRB EMS Safety Summit, the one day TRB event is condensed into a 50 minute Webinar for public access. Just click the image below.
Above is a YouTube recording of this March 2012 EMS Foundation Webinar overview of the TRB 2012 Summit (runs for 50 mins - Slides and audio, no web cam)
**2012 TRB EMS Safety Systems Strategies and Solutions Summit**
The National Academies TRB EMS Summmit was an information packed event, beamed live with an Opening address from AJ Heightman via satellite site from EMS Today- February 29th, 2012
There was much interest in the Summit at EMS Today, with heaps of traffic thru the booth in the lobby at EMS Today. If you missed the EMS Safety, System, Strategies and Solutions Summit Feb 29th, do check out the handouts and recordings
2012 Award Recipient Announcements
***Objective Safety and EMS Safety Foundation 2011 Recognition and Achievement Awards***
Objective Safety 2011 Innovation and Practice Award
- Kurt Krumperman, Albuquerque Ambulance Service, New Mexico
The 2011 W. H. "Bill" Leonard Commitment to EMS Safety Award
- presented in honor of W. H. 'Bill' Leonard, who passed away unexpectedly in November 2010. Bill had made a huge and lifelong commitment to EMS Safety, and the field of EMS more broadly over his life time. He is sadly missed by many. The recipient of this special award is:
Ronald Rolfsen, Oslo University Hospital Ambulance Service, Oslo, Norway
EMS Safety Foundation 2011 Leadership Award
- the NAEMT Safety Course
EMS Safety Foundation 2011 Technical Expert Award
- Martha Florey, Transport safety data management and policy, Wisconsin
EMS Safety Foundation 2011 Industry Partner Award
- Simon Ralphs & Adrian Dore, Telematicus, London, UK
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EMS Response to Oslo Bombing and Utoya Shootings Special Webinar
Ronald Rolfsen, an Advisory Board Member of the EMS Safety Foundation, and Advisor to the Oslo University Hospital Ambulance Service gave a remarkable, powerful and moving and very informative half hour presentation to the EMS Safety Foundation via Webinar from Norway December 12, 2011. A full recording of this presentation, handout and video is accessible publically at the link below or click the picture above. Am sure you will find it fascinating and of great relevance to the USA setting.
PUBLIC ACCESS GRATIS RECORDING
Here is the link to: Ronald Rolfsen's December 12, 2011 Webinar on the EMS Response to Oslo Bombing and Utoya Shootings
And a link to Ronald's Handout
And the EMS video clip
Please click on the above image to read an inspiring letter regarding the Oslo shootings sent to the EMS Safety Foundation July 26th, 2011, by Ronald Rolfsen, our special Innovation Consortium Member from Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
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Safety Innovation Update
New Opportunity for ambulance safety innovators:
Hands on Innovation Ambulance Workshop and Design Clinic
The EMS Safety Foundation held its first and hands on landmark Workshop event in Dallas on October 2nd, 2010, immediately following EMS Expo, hosted by Careflite . This Workshop brought technical experts in automotive safety and ergonomics together with innovators in EMS operations and ambulance manufacture. Attendance was packed, and a very dynamic and valuable experience for all.
Those non-members of the EMS Safety Foundation who participated in the"Hands-on Vehicle Innovation Workshop" and "Vehicle Design Clinic" - and joined in Post EMS Expo 2010 Workshop with the EMS Safety Foundation Innovation Consortium and their Technical Experts - found the activities of the Foundation eye opening, valuable and of great interest.
Innovation Consortium Technical Expert EMS Safety Foundation members have full access to Webinar recordings, handouts, Photos and Video of this informative event.
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Here is the GRATIS 2011 Rettmobil Delegation Webinar recording
This recorded Webinar is gratis and for public access and runs for 50 mins, and includes ** a live state of the art European ambulance walk thru**
Participants in the EMS Safety Foundation Rettmobil 2010 Delegation
The EMS Safety Foundation 2010 Rettmobil Delegation has been an exciting and eyeopening event - attracting global attention! With more than 20 delegates from the EMS Safety Foundation's Innovation Consortium, Technical Expert Panel, Advisory Board and Corporate Partners, it is again the largest non-European delegation participating in Rettmobil. The Delegates had a very busy schedule in addition to all the Rettmobil activities and events, there were a series of 4 special EMS Safety Foundation Workshop/Webinars, including a live broadcast walk thru of a state of the art European ambulance.
Links for the recordings of all the EMS Safety Foundation Retmobil 2010 events are avilable at this site for those who are participants in the EMS Safety Foundation's Innovation Consortium, Technical Expert Panel, Advisory Board and Corporate Partners.
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