ANSR for kids (Ambulances Need Safety Regulations)

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Dear President Obama and Members of Congress,

Here are some numbers you may not be aware of:

  • In the US, approx 1.8 Million Children under 5 years old are transported by emergency vehicles each year

  • There are also approximately 5,000 ambulance and fire vehicle crashes/year

  • In a collision at 35mph, an unrestrained 15kg child is exposed to the same forces as in falling from a 4th story window

  • It is estimated that there are approximately 4 child fatalities per year

We at ANSR for kids have developed a five-point plan, outlining actual steps that this Administration, with the support of the legislative branch of our Federal government, can take to protect our youngest children from further critical injuries or death while being transported in an emergency vehicle.

1. Establish a task force that will study the data derived from the July 2000 crash-testing of ambulances funded by EMS for Children and NHTSA and run under the auspices of NIOSH as well as prior ambulance crash-testing conducted by Dr. Nadine Levick (www.objectivesafety.net). The task force should combine that data together with the ANSI/ASSE Z15 safety standards established for fleet vehicles (ambulances included), to determine the minimum safe height and/or weight requirements whereby a child may be safely secured to a stretcher, and devise an industry standard for a child-size safety restraint device to be used on ambulances whenever minimum requirements are not otherwise met.

2. Oversee the development of, and funding for a child-size device for an emergency vehicle that will safely transport a child that does not meet the minimum height/weight requirements to be safely secured on an adult stretcher, restrain him/her properly, protect his/her neck and head from injury, and be able to adapt to allow emergency procedures to be performed during transport.

3. Create legislation that requires this and any other child safety restraint devices built for this environment be crash-tested to the new industry standards, for the purpose of insuring that those standards have been met.

4. Create legislation that requires manufacturers of these child safety restraint devices certify that they meet all national safety standards and that they are approved for use as a child restraint device in an ambulance.

5. Create legislation that requires that every ambulance be equipped with an approved child safety restraint device.

Please help us correct a serious deficiency in the emergency care system and make a measurable difference when it comes to protecting our children.		ANSR for kids (Ambulances Need Safety Regulations)

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  1. Sun., Feb. 7, 2010 5:25 PM    link Name not displayed | Moreno Valley, CA

    This is important.

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  3. Fri., Jan. 22, 2010 11:00 AM    link Meredith B. | Union City, GA

    As an EMT, child safety should be paramount! Children aren't little adults and they need to be properly restrained just as if they are in a passenger car.
    Attention needs to be given to this issue immediately! Thank you.

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  5. Thu., Dec. 3, 2009 11:48 PM    link Stephanie M. | Rio Rancho, NM

  6. Fri., Oct. 2, 2009 8:21 AM    link Danielle A. | Plainview, NY

  7. Thu., Oct. 1, 2009 10:45 AM    link Kirsten B. | Manistee, MI

  8. Wed., Sep. 30, 2009 6:18 PM    link Name not displayed | Fords, NJ

    testing

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  10. Tue., Sep. 29, 2009 9:22 PM    link natalie l. | Oceanside, NY

  11. Tue., Sep. 29, 2009 7:07 PM    link Dave S. | Canton, GA

  12. Sun., Sep. 13, 2009 3:22 PM    link amanda m. | Cortland, NY

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  14. Wed., Sep. 9, 2009 4:14 PM    link Sheila O. | Chattaroy, WA

  15. Mon., Sep. 7, 2009 9:07 PM    link Becky N. | Statesboro, GA

    Our children are the future of tommorrow and need all the support they can get in all areas of life.

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  17. Fri., Aug. 28, 2009 9:44 AM    link Barbara P. | Conover, NC

  18. Fri., Aug. 28, 2009 1:03 AM    link Dora G. | Fort Lee, NJ

    Child safety should be taken very seriously and hopefully this petition on more secure transportation features for ambulances does not get ignored.

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  20. Tue., Aug. 25, 2009 2:30 PM    link sam p. | Hammonton, NJ

    i am signing this petition cause i greatly support what its all about and believe that obama and congress should listen to our arguments we are putting forth thank you

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  22. Tue., Aug. 25, 2009 2:10 PM    link Tahtyana E. | Boston, MA

    This is an AWESOME Cause!!! We need all the support humanly possible!!!!!!

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  24. Mon., Aug. 24, 2009 5:26 PM    link Janice T. | Saint Petersburg, FL

    THis is a great cause and needs all the support it can get. GO CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. Mon., Aug. 24, 2009 5:25 PM    link Janice T. | Saint Petersburg, FL

    THis is a great cause and needs all the support it can get. GO CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  28. Sun., Aug. 23, 2009 7:31 PM    link Laura R. | Bronx, NY

    I'm studying to be a teacher and know that in the case of an emergency where an ambulance is called, we need to take everyone's safety into consideration, and children should be the priority! They are very weak and cannot fend for themselves, so we must keep them safe. The #1 cause of death in children is ACCIDENTS that could've been prevented!!

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  30. Sun., Aug. 23, 2009 7:27 PM    link Laura R. | Bronx, NY

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