Star of Life Symbol - EMS Medical Emergency Icon #3058382 (License: Personal Use)

This image displays the Star of Life, a six-pointed blue star encasing the Rod of Asclepius-a serpent-entwined staff representing healing and medicine. Adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 1973, it signifies EMS personnel, vehicles, and facilities. The six points denote the stages of the EMS response: detection, reporting, response, on-scene care, care in transit, and transfer to definitive care.

Used on ambulances, EMT uniforms, medical documentation, and public health signage to indicate emergency medical service presence and authority; matches user intent for identifying or learning about EMS symbols.