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If you call 911, it can take 2-3 minutes longer to get help now
Imagine suffering a serious accident and calling 911 but not getting an ambulance immediately.
Or having a severe asthma attack and fighting for every breath but having to wait an extra minute or two for help.
The winter Covid-19 surge has been the worst surge of this pandemic in the US. And it’s impacting patients who don’t even have coronavirus by increasing ambulance response times and ER wait times.
“As resources get stretched thin, it just takes longer to respond,” said Shawn Baird, president of the American Ambulance Association.