title: Carrier and vendor selection.
abstract: This chapter has attempted to provide a broad overview of the considerations necessary to assemble the vehicles for a transport system, some aspects of the safety requirements, and a general guideline for formulating carrier contracts. The staff of new programs or programs that are having operational difficulties would be well advised to consult and visit with the staff of other successful programs to learn the pitfalls inherent in this kind of operation.
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D000552:Ambulances; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*