Automatic Crash Notification and Intelligent Transportation Systems

 Reaffirmed by the ACEP Board of Directors October 2008 and October 2009
Originally approved by the ACEP Board of Directors February 2002  

As an adjunct to this policy statement, ACEP's Trauma Care and Injury Control Committee developed a Policy Resource Education Paper (PREP) titled, Automatic Crash Notification and Intelligent Transportation Systems: Implications for the Emergency Physician . 

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) supports the development and implementation of programs, policies, legislation, and regulations that promote the use of automatic crash notification (ACN) and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies. ACEP encourages its members to provide a leadership role in defining public policy, developing guidelines and securing adequate funding for enhancement and implementation of ACN/ITS systems, and performing and evaluating outcomes research.