The video demonstrates various safety techniques to be used in emergency situations for the evacuation of the disabled and mobility impaired using small, urban, rural, and specialized transportation services. Emphasis is placed on enhancing the bus operator's driver's ability to be efficient in various emergency preparedness and evacuation techniques. The video demonstrates proactive techniques that the bus operators/drivers may employ to stabilize the situations emergency personnel arrive at the scene. The primary audience is mass transportation organizations, emergency and medical personnel, and fire department personnel.
Evacuating Elderly and Disabled Passengers From Public Transportation Vehicle Emergencies
1994
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Report
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English
Transportation Safety , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Emergency Services & Planning , Handicapped passengers , Elderly persons , Escape from vehicle , Bus drivers , Evacuation , Transportation of handicapped , Transportation of aged , Physically handicapped , Disabled persons , Senior citizens , Entering and leaving transit vehicles , Vehicle accidents , Public transportation , Passenger emergency response , Emergency preparedness