Vehicle Dynamics Endured by Patients during Emergency Evacuation—Ambulance versus Helicopter
In the event of a road accident, a quick intervention is crucial. The mobile emergency services take care of patients whose condition requires an emergency repatriation to a hospital, by land in an ambulance or by air in a helicopter. The main criteria for choosing the means of transport are the tim...
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| description | In the event of a road accident, a quick intervention is crucial. The mobile emergency services take care of patients whose condition requires an emergency repatriation to a hospital, by land in an ambulance or by air in a helicopter. The main criteria for choosing the means of transport are the time required for repatriation and the patient’s more or less critical state of health. Do the vehicle dynamic effects endured by the transported patient have an influence on their health condition? Vehicle dynamics data were recorded with a road data recorder for a period of 3 months, under real conditions of patient repatriation to a hospital; 39 trips were recorded by ambulance and 29 trips by helicopter. Significant differences in speed (average 42 versus 202 km/h) and distance travelled (average 23 versus 85 km) were observed. The sustained effects are similar in helicopters and ambulances. The ambulance causes more abrupt variations in longitudinal and transversal directions, whereas the helicopter has more variations in vertical direction. The vibration level in helicopters is higher than in ambulances. These results can be considered as a first reference baseline for establishing a characterization of transported patients’ exposure to vehicle dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a505fc79618f4654b179a80a5fa2bd082023-11-30T22:15:16ZengMDPI AGSafety2313-576X2022-01-0181410.3390/safety8010004Vehicle Dynamics Endured by Patients during Emergency Evacuation—Ambulance versus HelicopterThierry Serre0Claire Naude1Marc Fournier2Laboratory of Accident Mechanisms, TS2, University Gustave Eiffel, 13300 Salon de Provence, FranceLaboratory of Accident Mechanisms, TS2, University Gustave Eiffel, 13300 Salon de Provence, FranceToulon Intercommunal Hospital, 83000 Toulon, FranceIn the event of a road accident, a quick intervention is crucial. The mobile emergency services take care of patients whose condition requires an emergency repatriation to a hospital, by land in an ambulance or by air in a helicopter. The main criteria for choosing the means of transport are the time required for repatriation and the patient’s more or less critical state of health. Do the vehicle dynamic effects endured by the transported patient have an influence on their health condition? Vehicle dynamics data were recorded with a road data recorder for a period of 3 months, under real conditions of patient repatriation to a hospital; 39 trips were recorded by ambulance and 29 trips by helicopter. Significant differences in speed (average 42 versus 202 km/h) and distance travelled (average 23 versus 85 km) were observed. The sustained effects are similar in helicopters and ambulances. The ambulance causes more abrupt variations in longitudinal and transversal directions, whereas the helicopter has more variations in vertical direction. The vibration level in helicopters is higher than in ambulances. These results can be considered as a first reference baseline for establishing a characterization of transported patients’ exposure to vehicle dynamics.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/8/1/4vehicle dynamicsemergency evacuationhelicopterambulancesafety |
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| title | Vehicle Dynamics Endured by Patients during Emergency Evacuation—Ambulance versus Helicopter |
| title_full | Vehicle Dynamics Endured by Patients during Emergency Evacuation—Ambulance versus Helicopter |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Vehicle Dynamics Endured by Patients during Emergency Evacuation—Ambulance versus Helicopter |
| title_short | Vehicle Dynamics Endured by Patients during Emergency Evacuation—Ambulance versus Helicopter |
| title_sort | vehicle dynamics endured by patients during emergency evacuation ambulance versus helicopter |
| topic | vehicle dynamics emergency evacuation helicopter ambulance safety |
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