Part 6: Building a Stronger Patient Compartment

This video was originally released in May 2017. Part 6 of 7: This video provides an overview of two crash test methods to make sure the roof is strong enough to handle a rollover, and the floor can support the patient cot. This series, Improving EMS Safety Through Ambulance Design & Testing, covers new crash test methods to improve worker and patient safety in an ambulance patient compartment. It was jointly funded by NIOSH and the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate. NIOSH (DHHS) Pub. No. 2017-143(6)

This video can also be viewed at
https://www.cdc.gov/wcms/video/low-res/niosh/2026/48064806BuildingaStrongerPatientCompartment.mp4