On December 7,a first-aid ambulance got caught up in Beijing traffic.It took the vehicle 40 minutes to travel3 km.Due to the delay,the patient onboard died.The incident attracted wide-spread attention from all corners of society.In November,a worker who had suffered a severe cut to his hand in Xiamen,southeast China’s Fujian Province,missed the chance for a finger transplant when his ambulance got trapped on a major bridge for two hours.According to many first-aid workers,at least 30 percent of patients transported via ambulance miss their appointments for medical treatment because of traffic jams and occupied emergency lanes.With China’s urban streets becoming increasingly crowded,what can be done to ensure the effective operation of emergency services?What can traffic police do to avoid or punish violations?The following are excerpts of some opinions:
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