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 EMS1 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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In the past year, EMS has been on the front lines, has provided care and has sacrificed in equal measure
The COVID-19 Literature Surveillance Team offers the daily truth to help policymakers, agencies of government, researchers, students and laypersons parse through data
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said death benefits for firefighters, EMS providers and other frontline personnel who die from COVID-19 will come from local or state pension funds
New South Wales Ambulance has reportedly instructed its crews to avoid procedures that put them at risk of COVID-19 exposure
Callers can discuss their symptoms with dispatchers to help determine whether transport is necessary
The volunteer team of 22 paramedics exclusively handles calls involving confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases
Atlantic and Cataldo Ambulance Service EMT Todd Beaudet was celebrated during his trip from the hospital to rehab after being taken off a ventilator
Frustration mounts as small print delays the HEROES Act, and presents a dual standard for provider benefits for the fallen
Our co-hosts sit down with Manatee County (Florida) EMS Assistant Chief Tim Nowak, who gives an overview to his department’s COVID-19 response
Acadian Ambulance officials reported an 18% increase in patients refusing transport against the advice of medics
As the State of Colorado eases measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we take a look at how one community with an early outbreak took aggressive measures to contain the spread of the virus – and emerge stronger than ever.
In adapting to virtual classrooms, educators have embracing distance learning to continue to train new EMTs and paramedics
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac EMT and Fleetwood Firefighter Jeremy Emerich, 40, died six weeks after his brother also died from COVID-19
During a video testimony to the U.S. House’s coronavirus committee, FDNY EMT Diana Wilson said the government had failed first responders
Highmark Inc, a healthcare company, donated nearly 40,000 cloth face masks to EMS providers in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia
Lynn EMT Todd Beaudet was released from Tufts Medical Center and escorted by fellow first responders to a rehabilitation facility
It is important to be diligent with donations to ensure your money goes to a good cause
Examining the extraordinary measures to recruit current and former volunteers to fill gaps in career staffing
AMR Paramedic Meagan Herlihy and AMR EMT Kyle Short of Central New York received an EMS Week wedding after being deployed to the city
During this week of celebrating who we are, we also need to recognize who we are not – superheroes unaffected by the events surrounding us
Mayor Bill de Blasio said “the whole FDNY family” will be the first to receive the tests
The toy company also announced it will be donating dolls to the children of first responders, in addition to donating proceeds
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority EMT and past Wallington Fire Chief David Pinto, 70, is the 15th EMS provider in the state to die from the virus and the third from his squad
Fire and EMS leaders reflect on the grim milestone, as 29 fire service and 21 EMS members have died from the virus
Siarnicki: “Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics continue to answer the call as they do whenever there is a crisis”
President Donald Trump stressed the importance of EMS providers in “one of the most daunting and demanding challenges the country has ever faced”
The poster bearing the slogan “Ready Today, Preparing for Tomorrow” will be displayed throughout the city during National EMS Week
The kit helps agencies navigate the complexities of returning to full operations and prepare for other significant events during the pandemic
The CovidWatch research project plans to follow more than 200 front-line workers for six months to understand their work-related risks
Studies from the SARS outbreak in 2003 reveal first responders may be more at risk for PTS due to quarantine and stigmatization
Hudson Garrett Jr., PhD, MSN, NREMT, EMT, and Lauren Elliott, NRP, of Pro Care EMS in Atlanta, suit up as they serve on Pro Care’s COVID-19 Response Team
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