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Auxiliary Trainings
Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: Seattle Convention Center 
Fee: None, but pre-registration is required
Register: Register online at the same time as you register for the conference. If you’re already registered, log into you registration account to add this training, or contact khoury@meetingsmgmt.com and we will add to your registration.

Characterization of EMS Motor Vehicle Crash Activations and Injury Data Utilizing the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Information System (NEMSIS)

Time: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. PDT
Room 605

The Safe System Approach emphasizes preventing fatalities and serious injuries in addition to preventing crashes. The National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) captures data from local EMS agencies which provide a clinical characterization of severe crash injuries occurring among 1.4 million reported vehicle crashes per year. This Preconference Training will introduce participants to motor vehicle crash activations data within NEMSIS, explain the use of the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) for EMS Data Linkage and demonstrate existing research and crash dashboards. NHTSA OEMS staff will provide guidance for collaboration with State EMS Offices and the NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center to access and utilize an online analytical processing (OLAP) data cube for conducting research and completing custom crash reports. State EMS Data Managers will demonstrate existing crash data projects and offer insight into potential research to improve motor vehicle crash data quality. Representatives from the NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center will provide a description of the format, data elements and resources available within the NEMSIS Public Release dataset. The Preconference Training will conclude with a review of the Current Motor Vehicle Crash Dashboards, the Transportation by the Numbers Post-Crash Care Reports, current EMS related motor vehicle crash research and publications.

Session Objectives:

1. An overview of post-crash care and the role NEMSIS injury data plays in helping transportation safety leaders access key data for decision making.
2. Direction on how to access EMS crash data through the State EMS Offices and the NEMSIS TAC.
3. Direction on how to access and use data within the NEMSIS OLAP data cube.
4. Approaches to the use of injury vs. fatality data to assess post-crash care.
5. An understanding of EMS crash data characteristics of motor vehicle crash EMS activations including injury types and severity, ejections, pedestrian involved crashes, older adults, and vulnerable road users.
6. An understanding of the Universally Unique Identifier for EMS data linkage between out-of-hospital, hospital, and trauma registries.
7. Review of current motor vehicle crash dashboards, research and publications using NEMSIS data.

Questions about this training? Contact Eric Chaney, NHTSA OEMS at eric.chaney@dot.gov or 202-891-8825.

How to Hybrid: A Helping Hand for CPS Instructors

Time: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. PDT
Room 603

Are you a Child Passenger Safety Instructor interested in delivering the hybrid offering of the National Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training and don’t know where to start? This session is for you! Join members of the National Child Passenger Safety Board to learn more including how to earn your instructor hybrid endorsement, where to find resources, scheduling tips and how to deliver the virtual and in-person sessions. You will leave feeling energized and ready to deliver the hybrid certification training.

Questions about this training? Contact Tammy Franks, National Child Passenger Safety Board – tammy.franks@nsc.org or 630-336-3057.

Moving the Needle in Child Passenger Safety

Time: 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. PDT
Room: Ballroom 6A

This pre-conference will kick-off the conference for CPS technicians and instructors attending Lifesavers. In addition to essential CPS program information, a highlight will be the announcement of the 2023 Technician of the Year, Instructor of the Year and Team of the Year. Participating groups and topics will include:

• The National CPS Board (NCPSB), with updates on resources and curriculum.
• The National Digital Car Seat Check Form (NDCF), the CPS field has been #checkingourwayto100k and MORE! Come celebrate this achievement and learn what insights the data and table tools provided by the NDCF can show you about the current state of the child passenger safety efforts being done across the country.
• Safe Kids Certification, with the latest on certification, recertification, policies, and customer service.
• The Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety (MACPS), with a discussion of field issues that have been reported to manufacturers, along with manufacturer efforts to provide accurate information, educational resources for parents and advocates, and effective customer service options.

Questions about this training? Contact Jessica Butterfield, National Child Passenger Safety Board, at Jessica.butterfield@nsc.org or 630-775-2034.

The Public Crisis on Our Roads-Messaging Safety When Everything Has Changed

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. PDT
Room 603

• Early FARS Estimates for January-June 2022 show an estimated 20,175 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, an increase of about 0.5% as compared to 20,070 fatalities NHTSA projected for the first half of 2021.
• You need to reach everyone who has a driver’s license—or do you? Who are the worst offenders? Why are they crashing and dying? Join us for an in-depth discussion on what the data shows and efforts underway on how to start turning the tide.
• Leverage new materials from NHTSA and the National Roadway Safety Strategy—learn what it’s about and how it fits in your local community.
• Is it social norming, is it HVE, or is it something new? Time to slow everybody down and save some lives

Questions about this training? Contact Mary Ann Rayment, Transportation Safety Institute at mary.rayment@dot.gov or 405-954-3112 & Sherri Cannon, Transportation Safety Institute at sherri.cannon@dot.gov or 405-954-3112.