Articles & Papers

This page provides links to published full text research papers and articles

The Paramedic article, UK 2002 New Frontiers A UK article, addressing an overview of Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Safety issues

Driver auditory feedback device paper - "An Optimal Solution for Enhancing Ambulance Safety: Implementing a Driver Performance Feedback and Monitoring Device in Ground Emergency Medical Service Vehicles" Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM),Technical Paper, Presented at Boston AAAM Annual Conference, September 2005 Published September 2005, evaluating a new safety monitoring and feedback device demonstrated to dramatically enhance vehicle operations safety

"A Simple Question" ASTNA April 2006, 'Rotor, Wings and Wheels' Article addressing oversight of EMS Safety

"Hazard Analysis and Vehicle Safety Issues for Emergency Medical Service Vehicles: Where is the State of the Art?" American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) June 2006, PDC 'Safety 2006' Overview paper on general vehicle safety issues in EMS transport

"A Solution to Head Injury Protection for Emergency Medical Service Providers" Levick NR, Garigan M, International Association for Ergonomics Proceedings, July 2006 Paper on enhancing EMS Provider safety, addressing head protection

"So you think you are safe in your rig?" Rochester EMS Newsletter, July 2006 Article on important safety issues and awareness in EMS transport

"Real World Application of an Aftermarket Driver Human Factors Real Time Auditory Monitoring and Feedback Device: An Emergency Service Perspective" Levick NR, Wiersch L, Nagel ME, International Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Technical Paper, June 2007 Paper on enhancing EMS Transport Safety, Evaluating a Driver Feedback and Monitoring Device - demonstrating dramatic improvements in safety performance and cost savings on vehicle maintanance

"Development of Proposed Crash Test Procedures for Ambulance Vehicles" Levick NR, MD MPH, Grzebieta R, BE MEngSci PhD, International Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Technical Paper, June 2007 Paper on crashworthiness and safety performance testing issues pertaining to ambulance safety and design

"Crashworthiness Analysis of Three Prototype Ambulance Vehicles" Levick NR, MD MPH, Grzebieta R, BE MEngSci PhD, International Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Technical Paper, Lyon, France June 2007 Paper on comparison of crashworthiness issues pertaining to ambulance safety and design

"Emergency Medical Services: A Transportation Safety Emergency" Levick NR, MD MPH, American Society of Safety Engineers Technical Paper #628, Orlando, USA June 2007 Paper on EMS Transportation safety issues

"Emergency Medical Services: Unique Transportation Safety Challenge" Levick NR, Transportation Research Board, Paper #08-3010, Washington, DC January 2008 Comprehensive Paper on EMS Transportation safety issues

JEMS Article - "Rig Safety 911" Levick NR, - What you need to know about ambulance safety and standards A brief overview of ambulance safety issues

National Academies Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2012 EMS Safety Summit 'EMS SAFETY SYSTEMS, STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS' The complete one day 2012 EMS Safety Summit with all audio and handout links - gratis