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Model estimates the time benefit of lights and sirens in ambulance transport, suggesting a need for risk evaluation.
Using a modern transportation model, we estimated the median benefit of lights and sirens to be 18 sec/km, or 3.0 to 3.3 min per trip in our system. Considering the well-documented risks of emergency driving, additional work is needed to identify the conditions when this benefit outweighs risk.
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