As the trained emergency drivers are responsible for the way they transport their patients and themselves to and from incidents. They should be driving defensively, assuming that every other driver will ignore traffic signals and their lights and sirens.
They routinely overuse lights and sirens simply because they can.That is not a good enough reason. Time and again,we see reviews of response times that say that we don’t safe that much time running “Hot” to an incident or to the hospital. Just a minute or two on average. How often is our patient in a situation when arriving even 5 minutes later at the ER makes a difference in their career . We need to change how we respond and educate in order to create an overall cultural change in how we handle transport of ourselves and patients safely.
"This course covers safe operation of the vehicle even at high rates of speed, dealing with traffic jams and proper use of emergency lights and sirens"
MOTIVATION
Strong motives typically compensate for weak abilities better than strong abilities compensate for weak motives. More effective safety promotion requires a clearer and more precise understanding of motives and of the internal and external handles through which they can be adjusted.
OBJECTIVES
To increase awareness of the need for and the benefits of safety & defensive driving and driving in adverse conditions.
To identify common unsafe driving behaviours that result in crashes and violations; to explain how specific conditions may increase the hazards and risks of these unsafe behaviours and to explain defensive driving techniques to reduce the incidence of these unsafe driving behaviours.
To identify aggressive driver behaviours that result in crashes and violations; to increase awareness of personal aggressive driving behaviors; to identify causes of aggressive driving actions
To identify ways to maintain self-control behind the wheel; to identify defensive driving techniques to avoid confrontations with aggressive drivers; and to create a personal plan to maintain control in stressful driving situations.
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