Noise polution
From:
Rosemary B
Date:
May 13 04:22 UTC
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I'm surprised by what you say - in my own experience I've often observed that
drivers only seem to notice(and suddenly move out of the way of) this large
vehicle with blue flashing lights all over it when either the siren is turned
on or the tone of it suddenly changes!
Saturday I pulled over to the side of the road because I'd seen an ambulance
coming only to be overtaken by an idiot nearly straight into the path of the
emergency vehicle.
I apreciate you say you don't want harm to result but even small amounts of
time can make a difference
to quote a couple of bits from the british heart foundation website
"
The most important factor determining survival after a cardiac arrest is the
time from collapse of the casualty to defibrillation –
Why is a heart attack an emergency?
....
1. It increases the risk of having a life threatening irregular heart beat.
Sadly, three out of every ten people who have a heart attack will die before
they reach hospital because of an irregular heart beat. It causes their heart
to stop and without emergency resuscitation they will die. That's why it's
important to call 999 immediately and why the British Heart Foundation has
trained people in the community how to respond appropriately to emergencies."
R
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