EVOS: EMS Vehicle Operator Safety

"Every year, thousands of EMS vehicle crashes cause significant property damage, injury, and death-underscoring the need for dedicated EMS vehicle operator training. EMS Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS), Second Edition addresses the vehicle operations and transport safety knowledge gaps that lead to damage, injury, and death. Built on current research and featuring discussions of actual crashes and common driving scenarios-and lessons that can be learned from them-it challenges emergency vehicle operators (EVOs) to consider if they truly know how to arrive at a scene safely. The Second Edition profiles real-life incidents and provides practical vehicle operation pointers, emphasizing the critical principles needed to transform a culture of dangerous driving habits into a culture of safety"-