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Lights and siren : a review of emergency vehicle warning systems.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: [United States : s.n.], 1991Description: [5] pDDC classification:
  • 363.1072 21
Subject: Emergency medical services providers routinely respond to emergencies using lights and sirens. This practice is not without risk of collision. Audible and visual warning devices and vehicle markings are integral to efficient negotiation of traffic and reduction of collision risk. An understanding of warning system characteristics is necessary to implement appropriate guidelines for prehospital transportation systems. The pertinent literature on emergency vehicle warning systems is reviewed with emphasis on potential health hazards associated with these techniques
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Bibliography: p. 1334-1335

Reprinted from Annals of emergency medicine; 1991; vol. 20, no. 12; p. 1331-1335

Emergency medical services providers routinely respond to emergencies using lights and sirens. This practice is not without risk of collision. Audible and visual warning devices and vehicle markings are integral to efficient negotiation of traffic and reduction of collision risk. An understanding of warning system characteristics is necessary to implement appropriate guidelines for prehospital transportation systems. The pertinent literature on emergency vehicle warning systems is reviewed with emphasis on potential health hazards associated with these techniques

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