General Motors Corp.’s OnStar service and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have announced a collaboration to develop guidelines for automatic crash data reporting to first responders, with the hope of speeding medical help to accident victims. The OnStar system now triggers an alert when an air bag deploys or the vehicle is struck in a moderate to severe crash. The CDC wants to develop standards for receiving such data, analyzing the seriousness of the accident and developing response guidelines. “It will save lives and dollars in making sure that the right people get to the right institutions with the right care,” said Charles Stokes, the president and chief executive of the CDC Foundation.
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