Developing Strategies to Address Ambulance Accidents using the Korean In-Depth Accident Study Database

Lee, Hee Young (이희영); lee，jeong il (이정일); Jung Hun Lee (이정훈); Sil Sung (성실); ChanYoung Kang (강찬영); KANG HYUN LEE (이강현); YOUN YOUNG HAN (윤영한)

doi:10.14251/crisisonomy.2017.13.1.97

Developing Strategies to Address Ambulance Accidents using the Korean In-Depth Accident Study Database

Crisisonomy
Abbr : KRCEM
2017, 13(1), pp.97-108
DOI : 10.14251/crisisonomy.2017.13.1.97
Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general
Received : December 15, 2016
Accepted : January 17, 2017
Published : January 31, 2017

Lee, Hee Young ¹, lee，jeong il ¹, Jung Hun Lee ¹, Sil Sung ¹, ChanYoung Kang ¹, KANG HYUN LEE ¹, YOUN YOUNG HAN ²

¹연세대학교
²한국기술교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study analyzed ambulance crashes in depth using two cases of ambulance crashes among accidents based on the KIDAS (Korean In-Depth Accident Study) database in order to suggest safety regulations for operating emergency vehicles. For each case, the vehicle damage patterns coded by CDC were analyzed along with the on-scene photos and the severity of each patient’s injury was evaluated by a trauma score. One case was the private ambulance crashed to the guard rail on a slippery expressway in a rainy day of July 2014, causing one death, one serious injury, and one slight injury among three occupants. Another case was the public ambulance crash which fell over on the right side due to signal violation in October 2014, causing only slight injuries among four occupants. By assessing the problems about ambulance operation in Korea through the analysis of ambulance crashes based on the KIDAS database and comparing with the previous studies, this study suggests a plan for improvement.

KEYWORDS

ambulance crashes, countermeasure, Korean In-Depth Accident Study(KIDAS)

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