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New Orleans no longer quarantining fire, EMS personnel exposed to COVID-19
Personnel will instead be asked to wear masks and monitor for symptoms in order to prevent staffing shortages
EMS surge capacity: Where to find more caregivers for COVID-19 response
During this national emergency EMS needs to find qualified caregivers to help maintain field response capabilities
Urgent EMS needs for COVID-19 response
Epidemiologist calls for drastic actions to save lives and keep the EMS system from collapsing
Airway management adjustments in the era of COVID-19
Preventing aerosol-generating procedures while treating prehospital COVID-19 patients
Why paramedic, nursing and medical students got sent home
With limited PPE and the high-patient care demands of COVID-19 patients, most EMT, paramedic, nursing and medical students were sent home from…
COVID-19 by the numbers: Confirmed cases among public safety, local gov
Tracking how the COVID-19 diagnoses in EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, police officers and corrections officers
COVID-19 confirmed cases in public safety, local government
Tracking the COVID-19 diagnoses in EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, police officers, corrections officers and local government officials
How state EMS agencies are handling COVID-19 patients
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the steps organizations are taking to prepare providers for interacting and caring for COVID-19 patients
Seattle opens first COVID-19 testing site for first responders
A Seattle Police Department warehouse will serve as the first testing site in the country reserved for first responders, officials say
COVID-19: What the San Jose Fire Department outbreak means for first responders
As many as 80 firefighters have been self-quarantined in the last few weeks — more than 10% of the department
Photo of the Week: ‘Stay home – we got this’
San Francisco paramedics posed for a panoramic photo with their rigs as they work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
The gatekeepers: How EMS will save the U.S. healthcare system
Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, outlines the path ahead for EMS in the new normal, community paramedicine’s role and his talks with CMS about…