The Estimated Benefit of Lights and Sirens During Ambulance Transport
- 7 May 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Prehospital Emergency Care
- p. 1-7
Abstract
INTRODUCTIONAmbulance collisions pose a significant risk to the public and are the leading cause of occupational fatalities among paramedics in the United States (U.S.)(1, 2). When lights and siren...Keywords
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