Using Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often Are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed?
Jeffrey L JarvisVaughn HamiltonMike TaigmanLawrence H BrownPublished in: Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2020)
In this large national dataset, RLS responses were very common (86%) yet potentially life-saving interventions were infrequent (6.9%). These data suggest a methodology to help EMS leaders craft targeted RLS response strategies.