| The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of EMS has released a new video explaining the vital role that EMS—in collaboration with 911 and highway safety—plays in responding to 1.5 million motor vehicle crashes every year.
This short educational video joins a collection of OEMS resources, including a series of infographics, highlighting EMS’s role in post-crash care and the lifesaving impact of prehospital blood transfusion. These tools can be used as conversation starters to address the impact of EMS on transportation safety with a goal of developing joint projects through available funding opportunities (like the Safe Streets & Roads for All grant program).
Highlighting recent advancements in post-crash care, the video underscores critical response capabilities such as earlier crash detection, faster and more accurate dispatch, improved data sharing and innovations such as prehospital blood transfusion. These measures help EMS, 911 and highway safety partners improve coordination and access critical information and life-saving tools when seconds matter.
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