EMS begins with YOU
Lights and Sirens -- Clear the Way!
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Always yield to an ambulance that has lights flashing and sirens wailing. Use your turn signal to indicate your direction, pull to the side of the road, and stop. If you can't move to the side, come to a slow stop.
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If you are in the middle of an intersection, try to get through it and pull over to the side. If that's not possible, move away from the center of the intersection.
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Do not slam on your brakes as an ambulance approaches!
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Stay put until all emergency vehicles have passed. Do not follow in their wake! Dangerous to you and other drivers, it's also against the law.
Help the paramedics to reach their destination quickly and safely.
One day it may be your emergency.
Learn how to perform first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Contact one of the following organizations.
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
American Medical Response
(808) 961-3895
American Red Cross
www.hawaiiredcross.org/
The life you save may be someone you love.
Donate blood
Just one donation can save up to three lives! More than half of us will need blood during our lifetimes. Call the Blood Bank of Hawai'i at 845-9966 or visit www.bbh.org.
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