By SA国际传媒 Staff
PITTSBURGH 鈥� A state-of-the-art simulator is helping EMS providers learn how to navigate ambulances in dangerous situations.
reported that due to the high number of ambulance crashes in western Pennsylvania, EMS West teamed up with EMS Virtual Drive to teach EMS providers how to prevent more accidents by learning what to do with a simulator.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e in a life or death situation most of the time. It鈥檚 their job to get them and their partner to the spot safely, and the last thing we want to do is cause harm to innocent bystanders, and that鈥檚 exactly what EMS Virtual Drive is all about,鈥� EMS West deputy director Brian Shaw said.
With the virtual simulator, EMS providers will 鈥渄rive鈥� through inclement weather, as well as learn how to navigate around pedestrians and distracted drivers.
So far, EMS Virtual Drive has trained more than 1,000 EMS providers in the area.