PARAMEDIC SAFETY
Leaders sound off on hazard pay and the bigger picture needed to support providers and sustain EMS
Remembering our brother and sister EMTs and paramedics who died from COVID-19
COVID-19 is overwhelming the already over-stressed and underfunded emergency medical services system. This is what EMS needs to survive the pandemic
Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue releases video detailing steps for proper PPE use
Detailing the department’s adjustments to member health, patient care and transport, and PPE
LA County Fire Department rapidly implements a COVID-19 exposure tracking system based on community paramedicine to measure personnel risk
Well-intentioned homemade cloth masks won’t protect EMS providers from COVID-19 and may increase risk of viral infection
Four agencies explain how they’re keeping their communities up to date on COVID-19, give advice on when to call 911 and how to avoid taking COVID-19 home or back to the station
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
