Improving Transport Safety by Limiting Driver Duty Hours Utilizing Simulation to Optimize Team Schedules

ConclusionSafety must always be our top priority in transport for our patients and crew. Implementing a driver duty hour policy was an important step in address safety issues related to driver fatigue when the risk is highest at the end of a long shift. Implementing a simulation tool allowed us to test scheduling combinations that would allow us to minimize times our team would be required to work over there expected shift and maximize the availability of our team.
Source: Air Medical Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research