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Editor’s Note: Thirteen associations have released a joint statement on lights and siren use in emergency medical services response. The statement is posted below verbatim.
The National Association of EMS Physicians and the then National Association of State EMS Directors created a position statement on emergency medical vehicle use of lights and siren in 1994.1
In 2009, there were 1,579 ambulance crash injuries,2 and most EMS vehicle crashes occur when driving with lights and siren (L&S).3 When compared with other similar-sized vehicles, ambulance crashes are more often at intersections, more often at traffic signals, and more often with multiple injuries, including 84% involving three or more people…
