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Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems

项目名称：	Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
摘要：	The availability of medical care provided by emergency medical services (EMS) workers is necessary at all times, day or night. This requirement has led to circumstances where EMS workers across the entire industry are working in sleep deprived and fatigued states. A number of recently published scientific articles have demonstrated that severe fatigue is present in about half of EMS providers and that drowsy or fatigued EMS providers are substantially more likely to be injured on the job, commit a medical error, or perform a safety compromising behavior. This research will cross-validate findings from studies and reports of fatigue in other professions with that of fatigue in EMS and will use an Evidence Based Guidelines (EBG) development process to generate and disseminate evidence-based information and tools to the EMS community. The project will bring together fatigue experts and EMS stakeholders in order to guide the EMS community in improving their fatigue related policies, scheduling, and reporting. The findings and tools will empower the EMS community to develop fatigue management programs at the local level in order to improve ambulance safety on the road as well as for more effective and safer patient care.
状态：	Active
资金：	19151000
资助组织：	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
项目负责人：	Blenner, Jordan
执行机构：	National Association of State EMS Officials
主要研究人员：	Blenner, Jordan
开始时间：	20150929
预计完成日期：	20210930
实际结束时间：	0