The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on Mar. 11, 2020.
The CDC began closely monitoring the outbreak caused by a new coronavirus strain first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019, which quickly spread to southeast Asia, Europe, Canada and the U.S. The first case in the United States was announced on Jan. 21, 2020, in the state of Washington, where the patient recently returned from Wuhan.
The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency on Jan. 30, 2020. The announcement came shortly after the first human-to-human transmission of the virus in the U.S. was confirmed by the CDC.
EMS has taken the global stage with its frontline response to the pandemic. The SA国际传媒 COVID-19 includes the latest news, videos, podcasts and analysis about EMS training, safety measures, assessment and treatment of patients with COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine development and supporting the mental health of providers through the pandemic.
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Hear from a host of EMS experts on how to improve patient care, leadership skills and operations for providers and leaders at every level
Hope, Arkansas-based Pafford EMS went the extra mile 鈥� 750 of them 鈥� to save a young father in desperate need of an ECMO bed
Review the major milestones associated with initial vaccine rollout, clinic scale-ups, and the race to determine the efficacy of vaccines on new variants
Jay Fitch delivered an inspiring and thought-provoking keynote address to EMS leaders on how to future-ready their organization
The state DHHS and CDC issued an emergency rule requiring vaccination by October 1
Medics are preparing to treat some patients at home rather than transport them to hospitals
With EMS short-staffed, overcrowded Brevard County emergency departments are typing up critical personnel waiting to offload patients
The Reedy Creek Firefighters Association president points to a lack of support for firefighters and paramedics who are exposed to or contract the virus
To free up more providers, some parishes will begin prioritizing calls and initially dispatch an EMT, sending a paramedic only if needed
Leaders share staff support and retention ideas they implemented to support providers during call surges
A spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations is causing an ambulance shortage as personnel are forced to wait up to 12 hours to offload patients
The state allocated approximately $208 million to distribute one-time relief payments of up to $1,000 to over 193,000 first responders
Amid case surges, fire department medics will be authorized temporarily to transport patients suffering heart attacks and other related symptoms
Maury Regional鈥檚 newly launched Courtesy Care Call program provides an in-home visit, following hospital discharge at no cost to patients
Official fears that ambulances waiting at hospitals to offload patients will prolong 911 response times
Gov. Mike Parson announced that 30 ambulances and more than 60 personnel would be strategically dispersed to five regions of the state
Clearwater Fire & Rescue is 鈥済etting squeezed鈥� as they work to meet the demand of emergency calls amid the virus surge, Chief Scott Ehlers said
Richard Zuschlag, Acadian Ambulance Chairman and CEO, issues urgent plea for help in 鈥渁 positive way鈥� to increase vaccination of employees and their friends and family
Researchers are gathering data to understand the factors that influence EMS providers鈥� decision to receive a COVID-19 vaccine
Melbourne Fire Department Driver Engineer-Paramedic Scott Allender contracted the virus in early July
Mercy EMS Paramedic Sue Gregory, 57, died on Tuesday after battling the virus
The Charlotte, N.C. agency is implementing a deadline for all employees to get the vaccine or submit religious or medical exemptions
As the Delta variant increases COVID-19 numbers, more children are requiring hospitalization than during the 2020 surge
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Onslow County EMS is implementing a mask mandate as well as daily COVID-19 testing as outages impact staffing
A day after recording the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida broke a previous record for current hospitalizations set more than a year ago
Alternative plans were made by Springfield-Greene County Health Department officials to combat spread of the virus
First Response owner David Childers said Decatur Morgan Hospital is not part of the city鈥檚 traditional ambulance service agreement, and accused the hospital of stealing his employees
When asked about union pushback on the decision, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city has a right to require that its workforce gets vaccinated or tested
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As the Delta variant accelerates in the U.S., first responders should be aware of the differences in the latest strain
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