Updated National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1917, Standard for Automotive Ambulances, 2016 edition, should make runs for paramedics and other first responders safer, according to Michael E. Newman, senior communications officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Design guidelines for ambulance patient compartments were developed by NIST, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. As Newman explains, "Emergency medical service (EMS) providers riding in the back of current-design ambulances are at high risk of injury or death during a crash or an evasive traffic maneuver if they're not using restraints. However, they often complain that restraints make it difficult to access and treat patients while en route to a hospital."
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机译：美国国家标准与技术研究院（NIST）高级沟通官Michael E. Newman表示，更新的《国家消防协会（NFPA）1917，汽车救护车标准》（2016年版）应该使医护人员和其他急救人员的运行更加安全。 NIST，国土安全科学与技术局和国家职业安全与健康研究所制定了救护车车厢的设计指南。正如纽曼所说：“乘坐紧急救护车的紧急医疗服务提供者在不使用约束的情况下，在撞车或规避交通操纵过程中很容易受伤或死亡。但是，他们经常抱怨限制使前往医院途中难以接近和治疗患者。”
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