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Photo of the Week: NEMSQA awarded for ambulance crash initiative

The National EMS Quality Alliance was recognized for their work in creating strategies to reduce ambulance crashes

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(Far left) Joshua Hartman (EMS World), Lynn Artz (Nicholas Rosecrans Project), (Left to right) NEMSQA Lights and Sirens Collaborative Leadership: Sheree Murphy (NEMSQA Executive Director), Mike Taigman, Brooke Burton, Dr. Jeff Jarvis.

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By EMS1 Staff

LAS VEGAS — The National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) won this year’s Nicholas Rosecrans Award for their outstanding work on the Lights and Siren Collaborative, which has improved EMS safety by reducing risks while maintaining high patient care standards.

NEMSQA’s Lights and Siren Collaborative tackled the high risks of ambulance crashes caused by lights and sirens in EMS responses. By working with 50 EMS agencies and analyzing over 7,000 data points, NEMSQA developed a Change Package with strategies to reduce lights and siren use without affecting patient care. Their research shows lights and sirens save only minutes but increase crash risks by up to 50%.


Findings from an analysis of over 5 million 911 calls offer a reduction in use of lights, siren for EMS personnel safety
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