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Lights and Siren: A Risky Business?

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 74; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.01.026

1097-6760

Kaori Tanaka, Robert A. De Lorenzo,

Byzantine Studies and History

SEE RELATED ARTICLE, P. 101.The Fates and Furies, as well as the Graces and Sirens, glide with linked hands over life.—Jean Paul Friederich Richter, Titan Is Use of Warning Lights and Sirens Associated With Increased Risk of Ambulance Crashes? A Contemporary Analysis Using National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) DataAnnals of Emergency MedicineVol. 74Issue 1PreviewWe compare reported crash rates for US ambulances responding to or transporting patients from a 911 emergency scene with or without lights and sirens. Our null hypothesis is that there will be no difference in the rate of ambulance crashes whether lights and sirens are used. Full-Text PDF