SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Insufficient sleep impacts decision-making, wellness and risk-taking, putting providers and patients at risk
PARAMEDIC SAFETY
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
Use this set of frequently asked questions about N95 masks and COVID-19 safety gear to educate interagency colleagues, plus friends and family
Sorting through the maze of public health information overload and overlap
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the steps organizations are taking to prepare providers for interacting and caring for COVID-19 patients
The CDC has posted NIOSH guidelines for extended use and limited reuse of N95 masks
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL RESOURCES
