Distractions and Emergencies

Distracted Driving Puts First Responders at Risk - ASIS International

More than 70 percent of U.S. drivers take photos or videos when they encounter an emergency vehicle responding to an incident.

Utilizing Virtual Reality for Distraction in Emergency Care

In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising tool in the field of emergency medicine, addressing challenges unique to the ...

Pediatric Distraction Tools for Prehospital Care of Pain and Distress

To identify emergency department-based distraction techniques for managing pain and/or distress in pediatric patients who may be suitable for ...

Florida Leads in Developing EMS Distraction and Sensory Comfort ...

This initiative was focused on distractions ... emergencies and disasters by educating and training the entire spectrum of emergency care ...

Emergency vehicles and distracted drivers - Kujawski Associates

Distractions caused by emergency response. The National Safety Council, in conjunction with the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, found that ...

Emergency Braking Evoked Brain Activities during Distracted Driving

Results showed that significant activation of the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus during auditory distraction emergency braking compared to normal ...

Blind spots: Distracted driving in EMS - EMS1

Operating an emergency vehicle is a far more complex task, yet as a profession, we do not regularly evaluate continued competency in this skill.

Emergency Preparedness – Distracted Driving - City of Visalia

Emergency Preparedness – Distracted Driving. Awareness Month. April 2021. Distracted driving has become a deadly epidemic on our streets. While drivers texting ...

Distracted Emergency Drivers Cause Crashes - NBC Bay Area

We found at least 1,053 crashes caused by emergency vehicle drivers during that period. That's 14.6 crashes each month in California caused by a ...

Causes and Types of Dangerous Distracted Driving Accidents

He also loses the ability to respond quickly to road hazards or other emergencies. A manual distraction is anything that causes a driver to remove his hands ...

Emergency Vehicle Driver Distractions - Fire Apparatus

The article discussed how onboard computers, navigation systems, “sophisticated” radios and cell phones often divert a driver's attention.

Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril - The New York Times

Data does not exist about crashes caused by police officers or medics distracted by their devices. But there are tragic anecdotes. In April 2008 ...

(PDF) Emergency Vehicle Operator On-Board Device Distractions

emergency vehicle driver distraction. Introduction of modern Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) systems (see Figure 1) ...

Cockpit Distractions - Sage Journals

COCKPIT DISTRACTIONS: PRECURSORS TO EMERGENCIES. Valerie E. Barnes. Battelle ... Approximately 20% of these reports were coded by ASRS analysts as involving ...

Unstructured Transition Timing for Distracted Drivers of Automated ...

Emergency, Automation Off: Unstructured Transition Timing for Distracted Drivers of Automated Vehicles. Abstract: In future automated driving systems ...

Emergency room visits from distracted walking skyrocket - CBS News

For the first time, distracted walking is being included as a category in the annual National Safety Council report on unintentional deaths ...

Distraction using virtual reality for children during intravenous ...

Visual reality intervention can effectively reduce the pain and fear during intravenous procedure in school-age children in emergency department.

Distracted Driving | Jefferson County, CO

Emergency Alert Board Applications Apply for Jefferson County Boards and ... All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. Common ...

Distracted Driving | Cellphone Use

Texting is especially concerning since it is a combination of visual, manual and cognitive distractions. ... emergencies to contact emergency ...

Distracted Driving | Emergency Medicine Education and Resources ...

Distracted driving is dangerous--it contributes to thousands of deaths and injuries every year due to crashes. Washington Regional Trauma Outreach Coordinator ...