Technical Paper
Development of a dynamic testing procedure to assess crashworthiness of the rear patient compartment of ambulance vehicles
2001-06-04
2001-06-0053
Ambulances have different performance needs and structural design compared to standard passenger vehicles. ...Also occupants in the ambulance rear patient compartment maybe side facing, rear facing or recumbent. There is also no USA dynamic safety standard for testing the ambulance patient compartment occupant or equipment restraint systems. ...There is also no USA dynamic safety standard for testing the ambulance patient compartment occupant or equipment restraint systems. This study describes an accelerator sled test conducted of an ambulance rear cabin environment which demonstrates some optimal restraint practices for pediatric patients and also the interaction between the different occupants and the need for effective restraint systems.