Miss Mousie Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Last night I was driving behind an ambulance that had its lights flashing. For some reason it reminded me of a long-ago boyfriend, who turned out to be a liar. He told me had been an EMT, and told me that ambulance lights flashed in different patterns for different situations - e.g., if the patient was already deceased, the pattern would be different than it would with a living patient. I assume he was lying about that, too, but thought I'd ask you far-more-trustworthy invisible people inside my computer. ;) Are there different patterns, and if so, do they indicate anything in particular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Lights flash for an emergency. If someone is already dead...what's the emergency? I've never noticed different patterns. I think he was full of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Um, no. Different ambulances may have different strobe patterns due to the way they are manufactured, but there is no significance to it. In any ambulance I have ever worked in there was no way to change the light pattern either. If a patient is pronounced dead at the scene it is not an emergency call. If we are working a cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital it is an emergency and we run lights and sirens. Your boyfriend was a liar with a large imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks for the confirmation, ladies. Good thing I didn't hang around with him for very long! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hey, everybody at work got a huge kick out of that today though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.