Existing science on human factors and ergonomics in the design of ambulances and EMS equipment - Du B, Boileau M, Wierts K, Hignett S, Fischer S, Yazdani A.

BACKGROUND: Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel face a disproportionally high risk for fatality and injury due to the nature of their work; and current ambulance and EMS equipment design standards do not adequately safeguard EMS personnel from sacri...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news