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Should Emergency Vehicles Go Fast?

Should emergency vehicles always go as fast as they can? Are lights and sirens always needful? New thinking questions the necessity of high rates of speed for ambulances and the safety of the people on the road. Kansas City drivers have the right to be safe on the road.
Common sense dictates that emergency vehicles must be able to get to their destinations quickly. Emergency responders are the backbone of American safety, working hard every day to keep their friends and neighbors safe.
The truth is emergency vehicles injure thousands of people every year. In 2004 the statistics were over 15,000 people injured and almost 200 killed in accidents that involve collisions with emergency vehicles, according to the National Safety Council.
Some are considering whether or not lights and sirens and high speeds are always the right way to transport someone to the hospital. Flashing lights and sirens indicate to motorists that an emergency vehicle is in route, but there are times when it is impossible for a motorist to move out of the way.
Where do the needs for the patient in the back of the ambulance weight against public safety? In some cases, it is a given that time is of the essence and the quickest route to the hospital is a necessity. Heart attack and stroke patients need every second they can get. But what about a patient with a less serious injury? Is It always worth the risk to the public?
Some states, including Texas, have begun to rethink the guidelines for ambulances traveling en route to the hospital. Some areas have stopped using emergency lights and sirens altogether.
Is it time to visit the question in a more thorough investigation of which injuries and situations warrant the extra danger, and which injuries are more in the realm of minor to moderate, and a few more minutes en route will not hinder the safety of the patient, but will protect the public at large? Some groups think so, even the editors of the Annals of Emergency Medicine have posed the question.
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